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The alternative situation of the WTA Finals is explained because two players remain waiting in Riyadh with a withdrawal already
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The alternative situation of the WTA Finals is explained because two players remain waiting in Riyadh with a withdrawal already

The WTA Finals will take place from November 2 to 8 in the Kingdom of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the eight best names in the world will compete for the title. But with some doubts about certain players, could some substitutes jump into the void?
It’s certainly a possibility and at least two are apparently confirmed and another decides not to take his place on standby. This is Emma Navarro, who has now retired after finishing eighth in the race.

The 23-year-old, who has had the best season of her career so far after moving up from playing smaller level ITF 125k and WTA tournaments, faded after reaching the US Open semi-finals.

He was poor at the Asian hard court swing and Qinwen Zheng, upon returning to China, in particular stood out in front of his home fans and has only lost four matches since Wimbledon. She took last place alongside Barbora Krejcikova. But Navarro, who has recently suffered from an illness, has decided not to travel at all.

Although Elena Rybakina in particular, despite appearing to be in good spirits, is always in doubt due to recent illnesses and injuries. So she would have been the first to intervene. Now it will be Daria Kasatkina, who won in Ningbo and reached the final in Seoul, who could take the step. Then it’s Danielle Collins who will lead Team USA in Malaga after the WTA Finals. Initially it was planned that he would play his last tournament in Spain, but he will continue at least until 2025.
Collins, however, was recently injured and hasn’t played in a while. Paula Badosa would probably be next in line if this were the case and she may have already been called. Anna Kalinskaya would also be called up. In the past both substitutes were needed, so it is an important part of the tournament.

That’s $225,000 simply for being an alternative, free money to sit on the sidelines in case of a withdrawal, hence the clamor to even fly to Riyadh.

Emma Navarro, who lost her chance to go to the WTA Finals when Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova placed eighth, has decided not to go to Riyadh as an alternate. The official reason, according to his agent, is that he has not fully recovered from a recent virus.