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Surprise First Round Results In Beijing Heat Up Race To WTA Finals

By: James Cunningham, Managing Editor | October 2, 2017

World #1 Garbiñe Muguruza became the latest seeded player to fall in the first round of the Beijing Open, after she retired due to a virus in the second set of her encounter with World #29 Barbora Strycová. Muguruza cut a flat figure on-court, losing the first set 6-1 without any real fight or response […] READ MORE

Venus Williams Qualifies for WTA Finals For First Time Since 2009

By: Brett Margolies | September 27, 2017September 27, 2017

37-year-old Venus Williams has shown no signs of slowing down this season as she’s booked a spot at the WTA Finals in Singapore. It’ll be her first appearance in the prestigious event since the 2009 season, when she lost to her sister Serena in the final in Doha. Coming in to the season it was […] READ MORE

Are the Players Qualified for the WTA Finals the Real Elite Eight of Tennis?

By: Filippo Colombo | October 23, 2016October 23, 2016

Svetlana Kuznetsova winning the title in Moscow, as well as Kiki Bertens losing her semifinal in Luxembourg, set the definitive line-ups for both WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy. The 2016 season, just like 2015, is going to end with the first eight players of the Race battling in Singapore, and players ranked from ninth to nineteenth, […] READ MORE

Garbine Muguruza Qualifies For Singapore

By: Jake Davies | October 13, 2016October 13, 2016

Another qualifying spot has been confirmed for the upcoming event at the year ending Championships in Singapore. Spain’s Garbine Muguruza becomes the sixth player to successfully qualify for one of the most prestigious events of the year. She confirmed her place with a brilliant and dominant win against Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-1 6-1 late into […] READ MORE

Can Konta Qualify for Singapore?

By: Glenys Furness | October 12, 2016

With the Brit on a huge rise up the WTA rankings, we take a look at Johanna Konta‘s chances to qualify directly for the end of season event. At the start of the year Konta continued her rise up the rankings, reaching her first ever Grand Slam semifinal, a feat that had not been achieved […] READ MORE

It is Do or Die for Garbine Muguruza in Linz

By: Jake Davies | October 9, 2016

Muguruza’s Singapore chances hang in the balance Spain’s best player prepares for one of the most critical tournaments of her 2016 season as she attempts to qualify for the coveted Year-End Championships in Singapore–a place where the top eight players play every season. Garbine Muguruza has had quite a bizarre season. She achieved her first […] READ MORE