Jelena Ostapenko beats Karolina Pliskova in straight sets at WTA Finals
October 26, 2017 17:42 ISTThe 20-year-old Ostapenko, who won the French Open this year and was making her WTA Finals debut, finished with a 1-2 record in the White Group.
The 20-year-old Ostapenko, who won the French Open this year and was making her WTA Finals debut, finished with a 1-2 record in the White Group.
Wozniacki is now 2-0 at the season-ending tournament, while Halep is 1-1.
Prajnesh will lock horns with top American Taylor Fritz, who knocked out India's Vijay Sundar Prashanth.
Federer never faced a break point in the 61-minute match and won every point when his first service landed safely.
Karolina Pliskova comfortably beat Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 6-2 in the round-robin stage to book a place in the semifinals of the showpiece event.
Earlier, Djokovic was expected to make a return in 2018, but the former world number one has decided to start his season early at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, beginning in Abu Dhabi on December 28.
Groth, an Olympian and Davis Cup mainstay, will call curtains to his 13-year-long career after the Australian Open, which is to be held from January 15 to January 28 next year.
The world no. 1 Romanian is making her fourth consecutive appearance in the coveted WTA Finals, she was a finalist in Singapore in 2014.
Mladenovic jumped three positions to occupy the 10th spot, while Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped enough to leave the Top 10 list.
Third-seeded Karolina Pliskova cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Venus Williams at the WTA Finals on Sunday.
Williams is the oldest player in this draw with 27-year-old Wozniacki the next oldest.
Federer congratulated Nadal on the first anniversary of his tennis academy and recalling the late-career resurgence both have enjoyed in 2017.
The world number one says the injury affected him last week in Shanghai Masters, where he lost the final in straight sets to Roger Federer.
Sharapova, who won the Tianjin Open two days ago, brought her usual power to the court but lacked accuracy with some wild swings on key points against Rybarikova.
Nadal maintained the top spot in the latest ATP rankings despite the loss at the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday against Roger Federer.
The Russian tennis ace defeated Belarusian teenager Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 7-6 (8) on Sunday to move from 86th to 57th in the latest WTA rankings.
After his second title in Shanghai, the 36-year-old said that he has shaken off the "scars" of his many defeats to Nadal.
Sabalenka put up a great fight against the Russian as the match lasted over two hours. Sharapova claimed her 36th WTA title of her career without even dropping a set.
The Shanghai Masters is Federer's 94th career title, moving him into a tie with Ivan Lendl in second place on the Open era list.
Nadal holds a 23-14 winning record over Federer, but Federer has won their last four meetings, including all three this season. Nadal has won 14 of 23 finals against Federer.
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