WTA TOUR FINALS, Singapore
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Amaze-balls! I like Kuzzy. What a talent. Inexplicable her career trajectory. Have to feel sorry for Konta though, to pull up lame at the last minute has to hurt.
So many people to root for in this finale. No heavy favorites, but the best for all the participants. Nine more hours to go.
TOURNAMENT INFO
TIER: Tour Championships
PRIZE MONEY: $7,000,000
SURFACE: Hard
DIRECTOR: Melissa Pine
First played in 1972, what is now known as the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global has been staged in such noteworthy locales as Boca Raton, Los Angeles, New York City, Oakland, Munich, Madrid, Doha and Istanbul. The WTA's season finale be held in Singapore from 2014 to 2018, yet another example of the WTA's huge presence in Asia.
The event features the season's Top 8 singles players and Top 8 doubles teams competing for $7 million in prize money. Martina Navratilova has the most titles in the history of the prestigious tournament with eight, followed by Steffi Graf and Serena Williams with five, and Chris Evert with four. Navratilova also has the tournament record with 11 doubles titles, 10 of them coming alongside Pam Shriver.
The world's only sovereign city-state that is also an island country, Singapore is located in Southeast Asia and is a world leader in several economic areas. Src: WTA
TIER: Tour Championships
PRIZE MONEY: $7,000,000
SURFACE: Hard
DIRECTOR: Melissa Pine
First played in 1972, what is now known as the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global has been staged in such noteworthy locales as Boca Raton, Los Angeles, New York City, Oakland, Munich, Madrid, Doha and Istanbul. The WTA's season finale be held in Singapore from 2014 to 2018, yet another example of the WTA's huge presence in Asia.
The event features the season's Top 8 singles players and Top 8 doubles teams competing for $7 million in prize money. Martina Navratilova has the most titles in the history of the prestigious tournament with eight, followed by Steffi Graf and Serena Williams with five, and Chris Evert with four. Navratilova also has the tournament record with 11 doubles titles, 10 of them coming alongside Pam Shriver.
The world's only sovereign city-state that is also an island country, Singapore is located in Southeast Asia and is a world leader in several economic areas. Src: WTA
Sunday, Red Group
[3] Simona Halep (ROU #4) vs. [6] Madison Keys (USA #7)
Head-to-head: Halep leads, 4-1
[1] Angelique Kerber (GER #1) vs. [7] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK #8)
Head-to-head: Tied, 4-4
[3] Simona Halep (ROU #4) vs. [6] Madison Keys (USA #7)
Head-to-head: Halep leads, 4-1
[1] Angelique Kerber (GER #1) vs. [7] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK #8)
Head-to-head: Tied, 4-4
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The commentators said that she'd only won three tournaments this year. Granted two of them were majors, but that's unusual for the #1 player in the world.
I think the bloom has worn off for me. The only match that was impressive to me was Australia when she beat Serena. I think she was phenomenal in that match. She got to every ball and her angles were sublime, but since then it's been a steady game; nothing spectacular, and she isn't very exciting. She seems nice but rather bland.
She was fortunate to have an injured Serena and an absent Maria and Vika in 2016. Aggie can't beat the big dogs, Garbine, Kuznetsova, and Keys are up and down. In their absence Pliskova, Cibulkova, and Konta have benefitted but next year some of the players need to step up. This wasn't a very exciting year for the WTA for me.
Edit: I forgot about Kvitova, can't depend on her either.
