3 storylines to follow during WTA Finals 2024 ft. Iga Swiatek’s mammoth task of reclaiming World No. 1 spot from Aryna Sabalenka
The tour’s best performing players of the season will battle it out at the WTA Finals 2024 starting from November 2. They’ve fought hard all year long to be here, and the elite eight will make one last push to stamp their authority as the best of the best.
Aryna Sabaleka, Elena Rybakina, Zheng Qinwen, and Jasmine Paolini, are in the Purple Group, while Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, and Barbora Krejcikova are in the Orange Group.
Swiatek is the defending champion, and is gunning to become the eighth woman to successfully defend her WTA Finals title. As the lengthy season is about to conclude, here’s a look at three of the most compelling storylines at the year-end championships:
#1 – Iga Swiatek will attempt to reclaim the top ranking from Aryna Sabalenka for the second straight year at the WTA Finals
Sabalenka arrived at last year’s WTA Finals as the reigning World No. 1. Swiatek needed to win the title, that too while remaining undefeated during the group stage, in order to dislodge her rival from the top spot. The Pole did just that, and also beat the Belarusian in the semifinals, who could’ve retained her hold on the ranking had she won that match.
