The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, 26 years old and world no. as well as in sport.
“We have to open doors,” said one of the participants, the American Coco Gauffabout the location of the Masters, which this time is directed sportingly by one of its historical champions, the Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza.
Focused on competition, Sabalenka he swept away, as he is doing in this last part of the course. There are 21 victories in her last 22 matches after opening the event by beating the Chinese Qinwen Zheng, 22 years old and No. 7, 6-3 and 6-4.
Fifth victory for the European over the Asian in their joint history, fourth so far this season. Already in the previous tournament, in Wuhan, Sabalenka had lifted the trophy at the expense of the Catalan coach’s pupil Pere Ribawhich debuts in the WTA Finals.
It is the fourth participation for Sabalenka, who is looking for a title that is missing from her collection and mathematically endorse a No. 1 that depends on herself. With a plenary session in the Purple Group it would be sealed without having to look at what the Polish Iga Swiatek would do in the other group.
Qinwen Zheng, the president of the Saudi Tennis Federation, Arij Mutabagani, and Aryna Sabalenka, at the ceremony prior to the start of the WTA Finals
Sabalenka dominated Zheng forcefully, waiting for what the Italian does in the other match of the opening day Jasmine Paolini and the Kazakh Elena Rybakinawho has gone through multiple physical problems in recent months, who has hired the Croatian as coach Goran Ivanisevicwith whom he will start in the preseason for 2025.
