The WTA Finalsthe contest that brings together the eight best tennis players of the course, will be held this year at Cancun, Mexico) from October 29 to November 5.
The WTA, despite proposals from Saudi Arabia and that they raised blisters on the circuit, he decided to return to Mexico, where the tournament was already held in 2021, although at that time in Guadalajara. And with the victory of the Spaniards Garbine Muguruza.
After a year in Fort Worth (United States), the teachers’ tournament comes to Cancun by the promoter GS Sports Management, which has already managed the organization of the tournament in 2021, as well as the WTA 1,000 of Guadalajara, the WTA 250 of Mérida and the WTA 125 of San Luis.
The WTA had planned to organize the WTA Finals in Shenzhen (China) between 2019 and 2028, but this agreement was prevented first by the covid pandemic and then by the tennis organization’s decision to break ties with the Asian country due to tennis player situation. Shuai Peng, who denounced a high-ranking Chinese official for sexual abuse, and whose whereabouts and status are still unknown.
However, despite the recovery of relations with China for this year, the WTA, which held other options such as the Czech Republic, decided to move the tournament to Cancun.
The ‘race’ is currently headed by Aryna Sabalenka, followed by Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina, all three of which have already qualified for the tournament. Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the defending champion and currently in 22nd career position in Cancun, is even worse.
Source: La Verdad
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