(VIDEO) Shocking state of unfinished arena at WTA Finals as Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek among others only days away from starting Cancun campaign
WTA
A Twitter
user shared a video from the unfinished venue of the WTA Finals in Cancun, just
five days before the debut of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff,
among others.
The top
female tennis players of the season are coming together for the year-end
tournament, with eight of the top nine ranked players of the year in
attendance, following Karolina Muchova's withdrawal from the French Open
Finals. She was replaced by the first alternate, Maria Sakkari.
The WTA
Finals are returning to Mexico for the second time, as Guadalajara hosted the
tournament in 2021, where Garbiñe Muguruza claimed the title by defeating Anett
Kontaveit in the final. However, this time, the tournament is moving to Cancun,
where the players are currently fine-tuning the last details before the event
begins.
A
concerning video has surfaced on social media, showing that the venue is not
yet ready, and there is little progress, raising doubts about whether the
organizers will have the facility fully prepared for the start of the
tournament on October 29th, which runs until November 5th.
The four
Grand Slam champions this year will be participating in the tournament: Aryna
Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Marketa Vondrousova, and Coco Gauff. They are joined by
2022 finalists Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabeur, as well as Jessica Pegula and the
alternate entry, Maria Sakkari.
The
tournament will also feature a strong doubles draw, with Coco Gauff and Jessica
Pegula as the top seeds, followed by Storm Sanders and Elise Mertens.
The current
singles champion is Caroline Garcia, who did not qualify for the WTA Finals and
entered as the last qualifier for the WTA Elite Trophy due to the withdrawals
of some players. In the doubles category, the defending champions are the duo
of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, who won the Australian Open this
year and are the 4th seeds.
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