The WTA Finals in Singapore is the focus for this week but there is a new tournament coming next week, the Huajin Securities WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai. This replaces the Tournament of Champions event that had run between 2009 and 2014 in Bali and Sofia. The full line-up for Zhuhai was announced today by the…
Wednesday’s evening session is headlined by yet another instalment of the fascinating rivalry that is developing on tour between Garbiñe Muguruza and Angelique Kerber. After both won their opening round robin matches at the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore, the pair will meet for the fifth time this year. Muguruza edged Lucie Safarova, 6-3 7-6(3) for her…
An all-Czech affair will open up singles action at the WTA Finals in Singapore on day 4 as Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova aim to keep their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals alive. Both players face an uphill struggle having lost their opening matches in straight sets. Safarova made her comeback from a bacterial…
The stand-out match from the red group illuminates the schedule for day 3 at the WTA Finals in Singapore. The two winners from day 1, Simona Halep and Maria Sharapova, will go head-to-head for the first time in 2015 with Halep seeking her first ever win over Sharapova. In her first completed match since Wimbledon,…
Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta will both be looking for their first victories of the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore when they play each other in a must-win match in the red group on Tuesday. Pennetta was making her first appearance at the WTA Finals on Sunday and would have liked her chances against the…
Monday’s second singles match features the number four seed, Petra Kvitova against the number six seed, Angelique Kerber at not before 7.30pm local time. While all the matches are pivotal, this one feels especially crucial for the white group in what will be a first Kerber-Kvitova clash in 2015. After being an alternate for the…
The first singles match on Monday at not before 6pm local time will feature two players competing in their first ever WTA finals, Garbiñe Muguruza and Lucie Safarova. Muguruza’s fabulous Asian Swing propelled her into a top two seeding, while Safarova was the last player to qualify by virtue of Carla Suárez Navarro failing to…
The second of the round robin matches from day 1 of the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore will feature the number three seed, Maria Sharapova against the number five seed, Agnieszka Radwanska at not before 7.30pm local time. The pair played in Singapore last year with Sharapova winning a lengthy encounter, 7-5 6-7 (2) 6-2.…
Singles action at the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore will begin on Sunday with the number one seed, Simona Halep going up against the number seven seed, Flavia Pennetta in a match scheduled for not before 3pm local time. This should be a fascinating opener with Pennetta comprehensively defeating Halep in their last match at…
The draw for the round robin groups of the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore was announced on Friday with the first matches set to get underway on Sunday. Simona Halep heads up the white group and is joined by Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta. Garbiñe Muguruza headlines the red group and is joined…
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