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)
