By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 14, 2024
The sector for subsequent month’s WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is rounding out. 4 gamers certified for singles on Monday, with the WTA asserting that Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula had all made the lower.
The quartet joins Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka, who will conduct a battle for the year-end No.1 rating in Riyadh. Presently Swiatek leads Sabalenka by 69 factors within the rankings, however Sabalenka has an fringe of 806 factors.
China’s Zheng Qinwen and American Emma Navarro presently occupy the No.7 and No.8 spots within the Race to Riyadh standings, however just one will qualify as a spot is reserved for Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, offered she finishes within the Prime 20
Spots may open up if gamers find yourself withdrawing, which is a risk given the well being problems with Rybakina, who hasn’t performed for the reason that US Open, and the absence of Swiatek, additionally out of motion for the reason that US Open.
SINGLES AND DOUBLES QUALIFICATION ✅@JasminePaolini will make her #WTAFinalsRiyadh debut! She has spent the 2024 season climbing the singles and doubles #PIF WTA Race to the Finals rankings! pic.twitter.com/y41eYNRlWn
— wta (@WTA) October 14, 2024
Italy’s Paolini has certified for doubles as properly. She’ll play with Sara Errani. Two spots are nonetheless open for the doubles.
Lydmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko, Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, Hsieh Su-Wei and Elise Mertens, Errani and Paolini, Desirae Krawczyk and Caroline Dolehide and Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova have already certified
The WTA Finals are set to happen from November 2 to November 9.
