Halep, Sharapova get tough Singapore pool
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TOP seed Simona Halep was pooled with grand slam winners Maria Sharapova and Flavia Pennetta in a formidable looking Red Group for the end-of-season WTA Finals yesterday.
With world No. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams opting out after narrowly missing out on a rare calendar grand slam, Romanian Halep is the highest seed for the eight-woman end-of-season championships which begin in Singapore tomorrow.
Halep, who lost to Williams in the final last year after beating the American in the pool stage, was drawn against Italian Pennetta, who lifted a shock US Open title after compatriot Roberta Vinci beat Williams in the last four.
The Romanian, winner at Indian Wells earlier this year, will also take on Russian multiple grand slam winner Sharapova, who lost in the Australian Open final to Williams in January.
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, who won her 16th career title in China last week, rounded out the group from which the top two will advance to the semifinals after round-robin play.
Awaiting them will be the heavy hitters of the White Group, where Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza of Spain and twice champion of the grasscourt major Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic were pooled together.
They were joined by Germany’s Angelique Kerber, who completed the rare feat of winning WTA titles on green clay, red clay, grass and hardcourts this year.
Czech Lucie Safarova, who only qualified for the singles field on Thursday, was also in the group.
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