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Day 5 of the WTA Finals 2024 will see players from the Purple Group contest their final matches of the round-robin phase. Aryna Sabalenka has already qualified for the semifinals following her straight-set wins over Zheng Qinwen and Jasmine Paolini. She will face Elena Rybakina in her final tie of the group stage, who has already been eliminated after losing her first two matches.
However, the match is far from being inconsequential. A win would help Sabalenka finish as the year-end No. 1 for the first time in her career. Zheng and Paolini, meanwhile, will fight to emerge as the second semifinalist from the group. Both lost to the Belarusian, and won against the Kazakh.
Zheng will be the favorite to beat Paolini. She has a perfect 3-0 winning record against her, and furthermore, has never lost to an Italian player in her career so far.
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The doubles semifinalists from the group aren't set just yet as well. Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok will aim to secure their first win of the tournament when they take on Ellen Perez and Nicole Melichar-Martinez.
Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, who have won both of their matches so far, will go up against Elise Mertens and Hsieh Su-wei. As players continue to make one final push to keep their campaigns afloat, here's a look at the schedule for Day 5 of the tournament:
Schedule for Day 5 of the WTA Finals 2024
Center Court
Starting at 1:00 p.m. local time: (1) Jelena Ostapenko/Lyudmyla Kichenok vs (6) Ellen Perez/Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Not before 3:30 p.m. local time: (4) Jasmine Paolini vs (7) Zheng Qinwen
Not before 6:00 p.m. local time: (1) Aryna Sabalenka vs (5) Elena Rybakina
Followed by: (3) Elise Mertens/Hsieh Su-wei 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 1:00 p.m. local time, and matches will be played in succession after that without any breaks. The match timings for fans in the US, Canada, UK, and India for Day 5 of the tournament are as follows:
