Barty ahead of the final at the WTA Finals: "It's the last one of the year, you can leave no stone unturned"

Barty will end the year as a year-end no.1 and can add another achievement to it. She triumphed a year ago at sort of a "B-finals" in Zhuhai and this year she can do it also at the WTA Finals. After turning the match against Pliskova that she won 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3 she said:

"It's been an incredible year for myself and my team - it's the perfect way to cap it off," said a delighted Barty afterwards. "Knowing you've played the best of the best during the week, now you have the opportunity to play for a title, it's really special."

In the final she will meet 2018 WTA Finals Champion Elina Svitolina. Players met earlier this year in Indian Wells, in 3 hour and 14 minute match. Svitolina won it 7-6, 5-7 and 6-4 and spectators in China are looking forward to similar match also this time.

"[The Indian Wells loss] was a match that I earmarked earlier in the year. It took a few days to get over. I felt like in that match over the course of the three sets I did a better job of playing the way that I wanted to play. It was just kind of missed opportunities. The bonus is, I get another chance to try to rectify that as best that I can.

"Elina has the ability to put balls in very awkward situations, make you play a lot of balls, make you earn every single point. I'm looking forward to that challenge. Knowing it's the last one of the year, you can leave no stone unturned."

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