Can soaring Liudmila Samsonova 'do an Anett Kontaveit' and qualify for WTA Finals in Forth Worth?

10.10.2022 - 18:17 eurosport.com

What is it about this time of year on the WTA Tour? In 2021 it was Anett Kontaveit going on a tear to secure an unlikely-looking place at the season-ending WTA Finals.

In 2022 it’s Liudmila Samsonova who is rapidly surging upwards. Ad Samsonova won the Japan Open without dropping a set a fortnight ago to lift her third title in two months.

Billie Jean King CupRaducanu selected for Great Britain’s BJK Cup Finals Finals squad4 HOURS AGO She has now: Won 18 of her last 19 matches Won 36 of her last 40 sets Moved up to No.

23 in the world rankings Got the best service-hold percentage on the WTA Tour this season (81.8%) Moved into contention to qualify for WTA Finals Just as Caroline Garcia was streaking ahead of the US Open, and Kontaveit did last year when she qualified for the WTA Finals after a superb finish to the season, Samsonova is doing so now.

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(Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek is the hot favourite when the season-ending WTA Finals kick off on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, as she looks to put the cherry on top of a blockbuster 2022.

Tennis-Swiatek, Gauff in same group at WTA Finals

(Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek will face American Coco Gauff in a rematch of their French Open final after the pair were drawn in the same group for the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals that will begin in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday.

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff drawn into same group at WTA Finals

FORT WORTH, Texas: A season ago, Iga Swiatek only qualified for the WTA Finals with a couple of weeks to spare. She was the fifth of eight players to get into the season-ending event for women’s tennis, a situation she found stressful. What about in 2022? Swiatek was so dominant throughout the year that she booked her spot in September, the first to do so.

Tennis-Sakkari storms into Guadalajara semis, books WTA Finals spot

(Reuters) -Fourth seed Maria Sakkari overcame Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 5-7 6-4 to reach the Guadalajara Open semi-finals on Friday and grab the eighth and final spot at the year-ending WTA Finals.

Tennis-Azarenka overcomes Gauff to reach Guadalajara semi-final

(Reuters) - Experience triumphed over youth as 33-year-old twice major winner Victoria Azarenka beat 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 to reach the Guadalajara Open semi-final, staying on track to end a two-year title drought.

Coco Gauff Reaches WTA Finals For First Time

Coco Gauff qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time on Wednesday, along with French player Caroline Garcia, who will be making her second appearance in the event. Gauff, 18, and Garcia join world number one Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula in the singles draw for the finals in Fort Worth, Texas from October 31 to November 7. Gauff will also play in the doubles with partner Pegula, making them the first Americans to take part in the WTA Finals in both singles and doubles since Serena and Venus Williams in 2009.