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The season's best players will battle it out in the WTA Finals 2024, starting on Saturday, November 2. The first day will feature players from the Purple Group in singles, and the Green Group in doubles.
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka will begin her quest for a maiden WTA Finals title, and the year-end No. 1 ranking, against Zheng Qinwen. She has an unbeaten 4-0 record against her younger rival and has already beaten her thrice this season.
Sabalenka's first win over Zheng came in the final of the Australian Open. She then beat her en route to the US Open title as well, and more recently in the final of the Wuhan Open. The 22-year-old from China will aim to snap her losing skid on her debut at the year-end championships.
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Jasmine Paolini, another debutant, will take on Elena Rybakina, who returns to the tour after a hiatus. The former will aim to make a strong impression on her first go, while the latter will try to get out of the group stage this time, having failed to do so last year.
The Green Group in doubles has three of the year's four Major champions in it. US Open winners Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok will face Wimbledon victors Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend. Australian Open champion Elise Mertens and Hsieh Su-wei will go up against Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez.
With the tour's best names set to dazzle, here's a look at the schedule for Day 1 of the WTA Finals:
Schedule for Day 1 of the WTA Finals 2024
Center Court
Starting at 3:30 p.m. local time: (3) Elise Mertens/Hsieh Su-wei vs (6) Ellen Perez/Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Not before 6:00 p.m. local time: (1) Aryna Sabalenka vs (7) Zheng Qinwen
Followed by: (4) Jasmine Paolini vs (5) Elena Rybakina
Followed by: (1) Jelena Ostapenko/Lyudmyla Kichenok vs (8) Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend
Where to Watch WTA Finals 2024
Viewers from the following countries can keep up with the action at the tournament on the respective channels and sites:
USA - Tennis Channel/TC Plus
UK - Sky Sports
Canada - TSN
Australia - beIN Sports
For more information regarding the broadcast of matches, click here.
WTA Finals 2024 - Match Timings
The first match of the day will be played at 3:30 p.m. local time, while the evening session won't start before 6:00 p.m. The match timings for fans in the US, Canada, UK, and India for Day 1 of the tournament are as follows:
