Sharapova and Halep triumph
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Romania’s Simona Halep kicked off her campaign for a maiden WTA Finals title in emphatic fashion with a thumping 6-0, 6-3 victory over US Open champion Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the first match of the eight-woman season-ending tournament in Singapore yesterday.
While the opener proved to be a sprint, the second ‘Red Group’ tie was a marathon when Russian Maria Sharapova rallied to beat Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a full-blooded encounter marked by several swings in momentum as both players struggled on serve.
World No. 2 Halep is the highest ranked player in the field after Serena Williams, who has won the tournament for the last three years, withdrew citing the need to rest after a year spent carrying injuries in her quest for a calendar grand slam.
The ‘White Group’ consists of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber of Germany and the Czech duo Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova, with play in that pool starting today.
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