WTA Finals Riyadh—Saudi Arabia
US Open winner Coco Gauff sealed a sensation week of motion on the the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia, defeating Olympic Gold Medalist Qinwen Zheng 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(1) to say the title.
In an entertaining baseline conflict that lasted three hours and 4 minutes, Gauff hit 5 aces, gained 70 p.c of her first serve factors and broke her Chineses opponent on 5 events.
Dismissing high seed Aryna Sabalenka within the semifinals, Gauff has gained three titles on the 12 months and 9 in whole. The 20-year-old will finish the 12 months ranked No. 3 on the planet.
Zheng, who has had a memorable 12 months on Tour, not solely captured the Olympic Gold in Paris, France, but in addition gained titles in Tokyo, Japan and Palermo, Italy.
The 22-year-old additionally made the finals of the Australian Open in January, and the finals in Wuhan, China in October.
Zheng will finish 2024 ranked No. 5.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek will end the season as the highest two gamers on the planet.
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Belgrade Open—Serbia
Canadian Denis Shapovalov gained his second profession title on the ATP Tour on Saturday, dismissing home-country favorite Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4.
Utilizing his highly effective serve and backhand to nice impact, Shapovalov hit 13 aces, broke serve on two events and gained 82 p.c of his first serve factors.
Enhancing to 26-22 on the 12 months, Shapovalov will finish 2024 ranked No. 56 on the planet.
Medjedovic, who was enjoying in his first-career last, will transfer as much as No. 109 on Monday. The 21-year-old entered the occasion with a 6-7 Tour report on the season.
All-time Main chief Novak Djokovic was available to current the winner’s trophy to Shapovalov.
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Moselle Open—Metz, France
Former BNP Paribas Open winner Cameron Norrie did not seize the sixth title of his profession on Saturday in Metz, France, dropping to native favorite Benjamin Bonzi 7-6(6), 6-4.
Utilizing the house crowd to drag out the victory, Bonzi struck 10 aces, gained 75 p.c of his first serve factors and broke his British opponent on two events.
Bonzi, who was enjoying in his third profession last, improved to 1-2 in championship matches. The 28-year-old has had a profession rating of No. 42 on the planet and can transfer as much as No. 77 after this week’s efficiency.
He defeated No. 2 seed Casper Ruud and No. 8 seed Alex Michelsen en-route to the title.
Norrie, now 29-years-old, will end 2024 ranked No. 50.
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