The WTA, which governs the women’s professional circuit, announced that Tunisian Ons Jabeur and Czechs Marketa Vondrousova and Karolina Muchova have qualified mathematically to compete in the WTA Finals, the Masters Finals, completing the lineup of the eight best meet in the city. Mexican of Cancun from October 29 to November 5.
These three players join Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, Polish Iga Swiatek, Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula and Kazakh Elena Rybakina.
Greek Maria Sakkari, ninth in the WTA Race and currently holding the first reserve position, was left out.
There will be a new champion and finalist as this tournament has suffered a jinx in its last editions. Anyone who masters one edition won’t even go back to the next. In Shenzhen 2019, Australian Ashleigh Barty was the best, but at the age of 25 she decided to retire. There was no competition in 2020 due to the coronavirus, which also moved the event from China to other locations chosen annually at the last minute.
In 2021, in Guadalajara (Mexico), Spaniard Garbiñe Muguruza made history by defeating Slovenian Anett Kontaveit. The woman from Caracas took a break for at least a year, while her former rival decided to put down her racket a few weeks ago.
In 2022, in Fort Worth (USA), Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia dominated, not achieving a place among the best in the current campaign. This is the twentieth on the list. Finalist Aryna Sabalenka, the new world number one at the expense of Iga Swiatek, will go to Cancun despite losing to new US Open queen Coco Gauff.
Jabeur, the perennial contender in the big events, is among the eight ‘masters’ for the second year in a row. Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and Roland Garros finalist Karolina Muchova will make their debuts.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.
