WTA YEC Riyadh 11/2 - 11/9 2024

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Friday November 8 Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 7:30 AM

USA N. Melichar-Martinez/AUS E. Perez (6) vs CAN G. Dabrowski/NZL E. Routliffe (2)
Followed By
CHN Q. Zheng (7) vs CZE B. Krejcikova (8)
Followed By
BLR A. Sabalenka (1) vs USA C. Gauff (3)
Followed By
CZE K. Siniakova/USA T. Townsend (8) vs TPE H. Chan/RUS V. Kudermetova (7)

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[ptmcmahon]

That's where playing Pegula instead "mattered" as it got rid of the chance of a 3-way tie at 1-2. It meant Krejickova had to win no matter what to advance as it could have only been a two way tie at 1-2, and then Swiatek gets it because of head to head.

If Switaek was paying attention to scenarios perhaps she saw her match mattered before Pegula withdrew.

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Zheng through 6-3 7-5 to the final.

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Coco beats Sabalenka to take a 5-4 edge in their H2H.

Gauff has beaten Zheng in the only match they have played, 7-6, 6-1 in Rome earlier this year

[ptmcmahon]

Gauff is going to lose to whomever she faces in the semifinals, and that's not a commentary on her.

Sabalenka and Zheng are far and away the the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the world on form right now.

Ooops

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Saturday November 9 Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 8:00 AM

Final
CZE K. Siniakova/USA T. Townsend (8) vs CAN G. Dabrowski/NZL E. Routliffe (2)
Followed By
Final
USA C. Gauff (3) vs CHN Q. Zheng (7)

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[JTContinental]

Zheng snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, and Coco takes the title in 3

[mick1303]

Out of 60 Grand Slam winners in WTA in Open Era only 22 also have YEC. Gauff joined this list as #23. Out of all those only she and Iga are active players. Maybe also Kvitova will return to competing. Or Barty )

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