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Mailbag: Mid-Match Booing and Early 2024 Tennis Olympic Predictions

Are French fans going too far with boos and jeers during matches? Plus, who could threaten for the rare golden slam next year?

Sports Illustrated

How the WTA Finals became the Fyre Festival of tennis tournaments

The chaos of the season-ending tournament in Cancun became an instant meme - but it raised serious questions about the future of the WTA

The Independent UK

Iga Swiatek will finish the year at No. 1 after beating Jessica Pegula to win the WTA Finals

Right after relinquishing the No. 1 ranking two months ago, Iga Swiatek couldn’t help but worry about trying to regain it.

The Hindu

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Iga Swiatek thrashes Jessica Pegula at WTA Finals to end year as world No1

Swiatek ends a season straight season as world No1

Evening Standard

Iga Swiatek returns to world number one after ruthless WTA Finals victory

The Pole dropped just one game as she swept aside Jessica Pegula.

The Independent UK

Iga Swiatek beats Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-0 to win WTA Finals – as it happened

Iga Swiatek raced to victory in under an hour to win her first WTA Finals title and secure the year-end world No 1 ranking

The Guardian - US

WTA responds to players’ criticism over ‘disrespectful’ organisation of WTA Finals

The WTA chief Steve Simon has responded to mounting criticism

The Independent UK

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Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff at the WTA Finals. Gauff double-faulted 4 times in 1 game

U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff double-faulted four times in a row while serving for the second set and wound up losing 6-0, 7-5 to four-time major title winner Iga Swiatek in round-robin action at the WTA Finals on a windy Wednesday night.

The Hindu

Iga Swiatek says female tennis players are united as they seek improvements from the WTA

Iga Swiatek says she and other women’s tennis players are more united than in the past as they seek changes on the WTA Tour, including improvements to prioritize the athletes’ well-being.

The Hindu

Swiatek beats Gauff in fault-filled match at WTA Finals

Ons Jabeur defeated Marketa Vondrousova in the other match in Mexico.

The National (Scotland)

New Balance CG1 review: Is Coco Gauff’s signature basketball inspired tennis shoe a slam dunk on court?

What’s so special about Coco Gauff’s grand slam winning basketball inspired tennis shoe?

Evening Standard

Mailbag: Player Frustrations Hang Over the WTA Finals

Aryna Sabalenka and others have been vocal about the conditions and resources at the Cancun tournament.

Sports Illustrated

Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova joins in with criticism of WTA Finals

Vondrousova claimed the players are not being listened to over their concerns about the court in Cancun.

The Independent UK

Iga Swiatek recovers from slow start for opening win at WTA Finals

Coco Gauff wastes no time in beating Ons Jabeur as criticism of court continues.

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

Aryna Sabalenka ‘really disrespected by the WTA’ after poor organisation

World number one Sabalenka easily defeated Maria Sakkari 6-0 6-1 but took to social media afterwards to criticise the arrangements for players.

The Independent UK

WTA Finals players feel ‘disrespected’ by event’s poor organisation, says Aryna Sabalenka

World No 1 Sabalenka led criticism after host city of the season-ending tournament was announced late for the third year in a row

The Guardian - UK

Finals venue chaos is symptomatic of the WTA failing women’s tennis

The crown jewel of the tour is taking place in a temporary structure and the governing body is letting the players down

Sports Illustrated

Mailbag: Tennis’s Place in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Before addressing several far more trivial topics, it’s worth discussing the event on everyone’s minds.

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AAP

Birrell beaten with Seoul WTA semis spot in sight

Aussie Kimberly Birrell has missed out on a career-best semi-final spot at the WTA event in South Korea, losing a three-setter to Emina Bektas of the US.

The Independent UK

Billie Jean King still globetrotting in support of investment, equity in women’s sports

Billie Jean King is still globetrotting for women's sports

The Hindu

Tennis | Bopanna and Ebden in Shanghai quarterfinals

Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden (4th seeds) beat Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-3, [10-8] in Shanghai Masters doubles pre-quarterfinals. They will face Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer in the quarters. Other results: Kenin/Parks (USA)/Kulambayeva (Kaz)/Thombare won 6-1, 6-4; Danilina (Kaz) bt Thandi 7-6(2), 6-7(4), 6-2; Blanchet (Fra) bt Nagal 6-1, 3-0 (retired); Sato (Jpn)…

The Independent UK

On this day in 2016: Johanna Konta breaks into world’s top 10

Konta became the first British player since Jo Durie in 1984 to enter the WTA’s top 10.

Sports Illustrated

Mailbag: Tennis’s Gambling Policy Needs to Be Addressed

Athletes across the sport, including American doubles player Nicole Melichar-Martinez, are speaking out about the influx of online abuse hurled by gamblers.

The Guardian - UK

Unanswered questions over Peng Shuai show power of sport has its limits

For all the talk of sport as a catalyst for change, ongoing fears for former tennis star suggest oppressive regimes hold all the cards

AAP

Saville progresses in WTA's low-key return to China

Australia's Daria Saville has made a winning return as the women's tennis tour resumed in China after a boycott over the Peng Shuai affair.

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