The Ladies Tennis No. 1 rating will probably be determined on the WTA Championships in Singapore for the twond consecutive 12 months.
On Tuesday, world No. 1 Simona Halep has introduced that she has a herniated disc in her again, so she is going to clearly not take part within the occasion. Halep has virtually a slight lead in opposition to Angelique Kerber of 1,600 factors within the race.
Most individuals assume why there’s just a little dawn between a number of the prime gamers within the rankings? You need to have in mind; the previous 8 years witnessed a brand new girl gained Grand Slam tournaments.
These gamers embrace Garbine Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens, and Petra Kvitova. These gamers have persistently labored laborious through the present 12 months. It makes a victorious tear over the ultimate weeks of the season.
It additionally opens a brand new path for Naomi Osaka. She gained the U.S Open and promoted to No. 3 in the whole main race standings. Osaka simply certified for the ultimate in Tokyo.
The brand new race for No. 1 will probably be extra attention-grabbing as a result of a strong transfer from Osaka would take her to the highest of the rating very quickly.
Angelique Kerber shouldn’t be thought-about a simple choice to most gamers. She has discovered extra through the present 12 months and struggled laborious after getting No. 1 rank. Kerber now again within the combine with a lot expertise. She has now labored along with (Wim Fissette) among the finest coaches of tennis.
It is going to be an excellent choice that 37-years outdated Serena Williams will probably be unavailable till 2019. She has been a steady no-show within the fall. Williams performed the WTA Finals solely 3 instances through the previous decade.
Williams nonetheless has an look of power, however now she has ranked No. 17. Most well-known opponents have picked up her slow-moving. It supported them in making this one of many main constraining years on the WTA Tour.
