2018 WTA Finals Singapore Day 7

Daily Wrap and Results

October 27, 2018

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

·     Stephens completes stunning comeback to seal final spot

·     Svitolina soars past Bertens into biggest final in Singapore

·     Stephens on shaking ‘one-hit wonder’ label, channeling criticism in Singapore

·     ‘It’s good step for the Grand Slams’ – Svitolina on mental toughness in Singapore

·     Babos and Mladenovic soar to Singapore final clash

·     Krejcikova and Siniakova win Czech derby to make doubles final

RESULTS – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018:

Singles

[5] S. Stephens (USA) d [7] K. Pliskova (CZE) 06 64 61

[6] E. Svitolina (UKR) d [8] K. Bertens (NED) 75 67(5) 64

Doubles

[1] B. Krejcikova (CZE) / K. Siniakova (CZE) d [3] A. Sestini Hlavackova (CZE) / B. Strycova (CZE) 63 62

[2] T. Babos (HUN) / K. Mladenovic (FRA) d A. Barty (AUS) / C. Vandeweghe (USA) 67(5) 63 10-8

QUOTES OF THE DAY:

Stephens: “I had a bit of an adrenaline dump after I finally won one game – I was really fired up, so I was like ‘Okay, come on, let’s do this. I can win one game, maybe I can win two, then three.’ I just tried to stay in it, and get as many balls back as I could. I’m just really proud of my fight today.”

Svitolina: “I think physically, in the end, it was just about running and chasing every ball down. I think the level was very tough and we were both playing very good tennis. I’m very pleased that I could stay in the match and close it.”

ORDER OF PLAY – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018

Start 4:00pm SGT

[1] B. Krejcikova (CZE) / K. Siniakova (CZE) vs [2] T. Babos (HUN) / K. Mladenovic (FRA)

NB 7:30 pm

[5] S. Stephens (USA) vs [6] E. Svitolina (UKR)