Tennis' elite 8 ready for Singapore showdown
Three of the WTA Finals competitors will be making their debut at season-ending US$7m tournament
FOR an entire week starting this Sunday, tennis fans will train their sights on the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang - the venue for the fifth and final edition of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global tournament. The world's top eight players - minus the injured world No 1 Simona Halep - are in town for the glittery US$7 million event, described as the "crown jewel" of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour.
They have been placed in two groups of four and will compete in a round-robin format. The top two…
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