The WTA Finals in Riyadh are going to be a decidedly American affair.
Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys made their qualification for this 12 months’s occasion, which start on November 1. The pair of Individuals be part of WTA World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff within the draw with $15.5m in prize cash on supply. Anisimova can be making her debut on the crown jewel occasion whereas Keys has earned her first qualification in 9 years.
If Jessica Pegula qualifies, as anticipated, that might make 4 Individuals within the eight-player area.
It has been a breakout season for Anisimova, who has made her High 20, High 10 and High 5 debuts after reaching back-to-back finals at Wimbledon on the US Open. Similar for Keys, who gained her maiden main title in Melbourne. and went on a 16-match profitable streak that took her from January to March.
24-year-old Anisimova, ranked fourth, additionally gained the Doha title.
Keys, 30, is 37-13 on the season, whereas Anisimova is 41-15 and nonetheless within the hunt in Beijing, the place she is going to play Coco Gauff within the semifinals tonight.
Three spots stay unclaimed for Riyadh, with Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva and Elena Rybakina in pole place, however nonetheless not clear as Jasmine Paolini and Ekaterina Alexandrova proceed to stress from the surface.
