WTA Finals - Sabalenka, Zheng, Rybakina and Paolini get the ball rolling in Riyadh!

le 02/11/2024 à 08h50

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The first day of competition at the last major women's event of the season gets underway this Saturday, November 2.

Bringing together the 8 best players of the season, it begins with the classic pool phase organized around two groups: Purple (Sabalenka, Zheng, Rybakina and Paolini) and Orange (Swiatek, Gauff, Pegula and Krejcikova).

The first singles will pit Aryna Sabalenka against Zheng Qinwen, the player in form at the end of the season, from 6:00 pm (local time). The stakes are high for the Belarusian, whose ambition is to finish the year as world number one for the first time in her career.

In the second singles, Elena Rybakina will face two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini. Hampered by a number of physical problems this season, the Kazakh is making her comeback after two months without competition. This is the third match between the two players in 2024, with one victory for each side so far.

The day promises to be rich in lessons.

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Sabalenka A • 1

Zheng Q • 7

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3

4

Paolini J • 4

Rybakina E • 5

7

6

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2e, 8395 points

65e, 990 points

3e, 6763 points

6e, 5583 points

1e, 10870 points

24e, 1728 points

8e, 4325 points

5e, 5850 points

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As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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