Can she give herself an extra boost of confidence and motivation heading into 2024? The first two would seem to be next in line for a breakout run at a major, and the third, Keys, usually starts her seasons well in Australia. Of particular interest, at least to me, are Zheng, Samsonova and Keys. We’ll see who can keep that late-year momentum alive for one more week. Ostapenko beat Iga Swiatek and reached the quarters at the US Open. Samsonova made the finals of Masters 1000s in Montreal and Beijing.
Qinwen Zheng had a good Open and won Zhengzhou and the Asian Games. Madison Keys nearly reached the US Open final. Krejcikova won a title in San Diego and made the final in Zhengzhou. Rose: Liudmila Samsonova, Veronika Kudermetova, Lin ZhuĪs you can see, while this is a tournament for the second-tier, it’s an interesting second-tier, and one that has largely closed the season well.Orchid: Jelena Ostapenko, Qinwen Zheng, Donna Vekic.Camellia: Madison Keys, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Caroline Garcia.Azalea: Barbora Krejcikova, Daria Kasatkina, Magda Linette.
The women have been drawn into four groups of three players each. This 12-player round-robin competition returns for the first time since 2019.
