What's so funny Aga, Caro & Ana? #WTAFinals draw ceremony PHOTO GALLERY--> http://t.co/YJjsfdeyl9 #tennis pic.twitter.com/aYssrjd9J5
— WTA (@WTA) October 18, 2014
Or you can look at it as this:
And the pic of the night...:) pic.twitter.com/x9t3ajMTb1
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) October 18, 2014
Perhaps it's both.
The Red Group consists of Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard, and Ana Ivanovic.Williams has a 49-4 head-to-head record against the rest of the group. She is, in fact, the only member of her group to have a winning record against other members of the group. She is also the two-time defending champion.
The White Group consists of Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Caroline Wozniacki. Radwanska has a history of poor showings at the Finals, though she made it to the semifinals in 2012. Kvitova has a chance, in Istanbul, to turn around her post-2011 losing record against Maria Sharapova. That dynamic is probably the most interesting one to occur in the White Group. Matches will be played on an indoor hard court, one of Kvitova's two favorite surfaces.
The Rising Stars invitational final will be held October 21. The finalist are Monica Puig and Zheng Saisai.
The official website of the WTA Finals comes close to completely ignoring doubles. There's a video announcing that Anastasia Rodionova and Alla Kudryavtseva made it to the final eight, and other than that, it's as though doubles doesn't even exist in Singapore.
Yeah, I noticed the stunning lack of information about the doubles competition, too. And coming in a year in which they've expanded the field from four to eight teams, too. Makes you wonder if the WTA is even aware at all of the official website of its season-ending showcase.
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As usual, you've mirrored my thoughts :)
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