WTA Finals: Kontaveit against Muguruza for the last big title in 2021
Anett Kontaveit and Garbine Muguruza will contest the final of the 2021 WTA Finals. The Estonian defeated Maria Sakkari in three sets in the Night Session in Guadalajara, Muguruza had previously won against compatriot Paula Badosa.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Nov 17, 2021, 06:19 am
It is slowly becoming a habit that at the WTA Finals it is not the women who win the title who are high on the seeding list - but those who have come to the end of the season with a lot of momentum. In 2015 it was Agnieszka Radwanska, followed by Dominica Cibulkova, Caroline Wozniacki and Elina Svitolina. Only at the last event in Shenzhen in 2019 was Ashleigh Barty, the paper-based favorite, victorious.
In Guadalajara, Garbine Muguruza and Anett Kontaveit will play for the last major championship on the 2021 WTA Tour in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Muguruza is fifth in Guadalajara, Kontaveit was the last of the eight participants to qualify for the finals . But brings the greatest momentum: After her successes in Moscow and Cluj-Napoca, the Estonian is now aiming for her third title in a row after beating Maria Sakkari 6: 1, 3: 6 and 6: 3.
Kontaveit and Muguruza faced each other in the group stage. The Spaniard had the upper hand 6: 4 and 6: 4. However, after the two opening wins against Karolina Pliskova and Barbora Krejcikova, Kontaveit was already qualified for the semifinals at this point. That Kontaveit then qualified for the final is no surprise: This year, with seven wins in seven attempts, she has a perfect semi-final record.