WTA: Kiki Bertens pushes ahead in the Porsche Race to Shenzhen
Kiki Bertens has made up ground in the battle for places in the WTA final with the title defense in St. Petersburg. But the defeated finalist is also in a promising position in the Porsche Race to Shenzhen.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Feb 17, 2020, 12:50 pm
Kiki Bertens then canceled her appearance in Dubai - and delegated the task of welcoming Kim Clijsters back on the WTA tour to Garbine Mugurza . With her recent victory in St.Petersburg, the Dutch woman has not only made a premiere - namely defending her title there. With the 470 points achieved, Bertens jumped into the top eight of the annual ranking, the Porsche Race to Shenzhen - namely in sixth place.
Elena Rybakina, who lost 1-6 and 3: 6 to Bertens in the St. Petersburg final, was now fourth as a starting place at the WTA final in Shenzhen.
This race is naturally led by Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin - who is also involved in Dubai this week. Muguruza is second in the race and just missed her third major title in Melbourne. Ashleigh Barty , who still has to take a break this week, follows in third place. Ekaterina Alexandrova, who had failed in the semi-finals in St. Petersburg, is a second surprise woman on the top floor of the annual ranking alongside Rybakina.
From a German perspective, there is a lot of room for improvement at the moment: Angelique Kerber is in position 25 in the early phase of the season, Julia Görges eight ranks behind.
Here is the current status in the Porsche Race to Shenzhen