Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina or Coco Gauff? The Sky Sports activities tennis panel make their predictions forward of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The highest eight singles gamers will converge on the King Saud College Sports activities Area from Saturday to battle for the celebrated season-ending championship – stay on Sky Sports activities.
Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff will all be vying for glory, whereas the year-end world No 1 rating will even be up for grabs.
Purple Group: (1) Aryna Sabalenka, (4) Jasmine Paolini, (5) Elena Rybakina, (7) Zheng Qinwen
Orange Group: (2) Iga Swiatek, (3) Coco Gauff, (6) Jessica Pegula, (8) Barbora Krejcikova
The panel have spoken! Gigi Salmon, Laura Robson, Tim Henman and Jonathan Overend are available with their predictions and shock bundle forward of this 12 months’s extravaganza.
Gigi Salmon’s predictions
Winner: Sabalenka is the most effective participant on the planet proper now because the rankings present and she or he can also be the most effective participant on the planet on onerous courts proper now – she is in nice type and can need to safe the year-end No 1 spot.
Gauff, nonetheless so younger and has made modifications in her teaching staff after parting methods with Brad Gilbert, but it surely did not have an effect on her happening to win Beijing.
Shock Package deal: Rybakina might be a shock as a result of we’ve not see her on a match courtroom since she misplaced within the second spherical of the US Open. She parted methods together with her long-time coach and has had well being points. It is a shock to see her in Riyadh – however on her day and together with her recreation she will beat anybody!
Jonathan Overend’s predictions
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Iga Swiatek surprised commentators with this sensational winner in her conflict with Coco Gauff in Rome
Winner: The one factor I am keen to foretell is that everybody else may have gone for Aryna Sabalenka because the winner. So for that purpose, and that purpose alone, I am going for Iga Swiatek as champion.
Nevertheless, it will not be sufficient to reclaim No 1. Sabalenka will make the ultimate (which shall be one other basic) and finish the season on high of the world. A lot as I dislike following the group, I’ve tried to make a case for the opposite six to beat the massive two, and failed. Iga-Aryna it’s, then!
Shock Package deal: How rapidly all of us overlook Rybakina was the shape participant from February to April and, based mostly on the primary half of the season, was a possible challenger for high spot herself.
We’re instructed accidents derailed her 12 months however element has been missing. Generally gamers have to take time away. Maybe she’s had her ‘low season’ and can return in Riyadh as if it is the start of 2025!
Tim Henman’s predictions
Winner: I am going for Sabalenka to beat Zheng Qinwen within the ultimate. Sabalenka has acquired to No 1 and can keep there on the finish of the 12 months enjoying with freedom.
Shock Package deal: Zheng is fearless and does not care about who she is enjoying.
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Watch this unbelievable rally between Sabalenka and Zheng
Laura Robson’s predictions
Winner: Sabalenka will beat Gauff and finish the season as world No 1.
Shock Package deal: Zheng may trigger an upset or two.
Sky Sports activities’ Raz Mirza
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Highlights of Swiatek towards Pegula within the quarter-finals of the US Open
Winner: Iga Swiatek has taken break day since her defeat within the quarter-finals of the US Open, which means she shall be prepared for the ultimate occasion on the WTA calendar. The Pole shall be hungry to indicate why she remains to be the participant to beat, however you wonder if Aryna Sabalenka may have the final chuckle. I am going for Swiatek to beat Sabalenka in one other blockbuster ultimate.
Shock Package deal: Jessica Pegula has loved one of many seasons of her life, profitable in Berlin after which having fun with success in Toronto. The American reached finals in Cincinnati and the US Open however got here up empty-handed. That may harm! Nevertheless, the WTA Finals offers a chance for Pegula to upset the chances and stroll away with the highest prize. She has the sport to do it as properly.
What’s arising on Sky Sports activities Tennis?
- WTA Finals Riyadh – (November 2-9)
- Belgrade Open – ATP 250 (November 3-9)
- Moselle Open, Metz – ATP 250 (November 3-9)
- Nitto ATP Finals, Turin – (November 10-17)
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