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· If Svitolina and Kvitova win, Svitolina qualifies as group winner, Wozniacki is eliminated (Kvitova and Pliskova would play for the No. 2 spot on Thursday)

· If Svitolina wins in straight sets and Wozniacki wins in three sets, Svitolina qualifies (position tbd)

· If Pliskova and Wozniacki win, Pliskova qualifies as group winner, Kvitova is eliminated (Wozniacki and Svitolina play for the No. 2 spot on Thursday)

· If Pliskova wins in straight sets and Kvitova wins in three sets, Pliskova qualifies (position tbd)

· Any other combination of results will mean qualification comes down to Thursday’s matches

QUOTES OF THE DAY:

Svitolina: “It’s normal to have nerves in this kind of tournament. But you have to just take one point at a time and play here your best.”

Pliskova: “You always feel better by coming on the court having a lot of matches in the last few weeks. So I feel like that’s important, but not only with me but I think with everybody.”

ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018

Start 7:30pm SGT

[3] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [5] Sloane Stephens (USA)

Followed by

[1] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [8] Kiki Bertens (NED)

BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open

October 15-20, 2018

Luxembourg

$250,000

Singles – Final

[1] J. Goerges (GER) d [Q] B. Bencic (SUI) 64 75

Doubles – Final

[WC] G. Minnen (BEL) / A. Van Uytvanck (BEL) d V. Lapko (BLR) / M. Minella (LUX) 76(3) 62

Kyle Edmund photo courtesy of the ATP World Tour

Singles – Final
[1] K. Edmund (GBR) d [6] G. Monfils (FRA) 36 76(2) 76(4)

Doubles – Final
[2] N. Mahut (FRA) / E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d M. Demoliner (BRA) / S. Gonzalez (MEX) 64 75
Kyle Edmund captured his first ATP World Tour title on Sunday in dramatic fashion, defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4) to win the European Open in Antwerp.
If there was any doubt that the moment meant a lot to the British No. 1, Edmund broke down into tears as he walked over to celebrate with his team after crushing a forehand winner down the line to clinch his victory. Monfils won four more points than Edmund in the championship match, but it was the 23-year-old who came away with the victory.

“I’m obviously very happy. A lot of hard work goes into this. So it’s just emotional,” Edmund said. “You always remember this one. Gael made me work for it today, that’s for sure, so credit to him. I’m just so happy.”

Singles – Final
[3] [WC] K. Khachanov (RUS) d A. Mannarino (FRA) 62 62Doubles – Final
[2] A. Krajicek (USA) / R. Ram (USA) d [3] M. Mirnyi (BLR) / P. Oswald (AUT) 76(4) 64

Karen Khachanov ended a nine-year title drought for Russian players at the VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow, cruising past Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to capture his third ATP World Tour title.

It is the 22-year-old’s second tour-level victory of the season, as he also triumphed at Marseille in February. Khachanov will overtake the player he beat in the Moscow semi-finals, Daniil Medvedev, as the No. 1 Russian in the ATP Rankings on Monday.

“[Winning in Russia] was one of the dreams I had when I was a kid,” said Khachanov. “Coming here [as a kid] I was asking top Russian players for autographs and dreaming one day to become a champion here. Today is the day and I am really happy. These are memories I will always keep in my head.”

Women’s Singles – Final

[6] D. Kasatkina (RUS) d [Q] O. Jabeur (TUN) 26 76(3) 64

Doubles – Final (played Friday)

A. Panova (RUS) / L. Siegemund (GER) d D. Jurak (CRO) / R. Olaru (ROU) 62 76(2)

Final Facts

· Kasatkina wins the second WTA title of her career, having previously triumphed at Charleston in 2017. Her record in singles finals now stands at 2-3.

· Kasatkina is the sixth Russian to win the title, following in the footsteps of Myskina (2003-04), Chakvetadze (2006), Dementieva (2007), Pavlyuchenkova (2014) and Kuznetsova (2015-16).

· Kasatkina dropped two sets en route to the title, including recovering from a set and 4-1 against Jabeur in the final.

· Jabeur was the first Tunisian to appear in a WTA final; her previous best showings were quarterfinals runs at Baku in 2013, Taipei City in 2017 and Bucharest in 2018.

· Panova and Siegemund win their first WTA doubles title either together; Panova now has seven titles, while Siegemund has four.

Singles – Final
[3] S. Tsitsipas (GRE) d [Q] E. Gulbis (LAT) 64 64Doubles – Final
L. Bambridge (GBR) / J. O’Mara (GBR) d [3] M. Daniell (NZL) / W. Koolhof (NED) 75 76(8)#NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first ATP World Tour title on Sunday, defeating qualifier Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4 to triumph at the Intrum Stockholm Open. Tsitsipas is the first player from Greece to capture a tour-level crown. The 20-year-old joins an elite group that has won the title in Stockholm, including Roger Federer, Boris Becker and Mats Wilander.

“This trophy, it is amazing… When I first came to this tournament, I saw all those names: Federer, [Juan Martin] Del Potro, and I was like, ‘Wow, wouldn’t it be cool to have my name there one day?'” Tsitsipas said. “It happened this week. I was very focused, determined to win the tournament… I played great tennis and I deserve to have that spot.”