The year-end finals group is released: Zheng Qinwen meets Sabalenka again! and Leba + Paolini to qualify

In the early morning of October 30, Beijing time, the group stage draw ceremony for the 2024 WTA Year-end Finals was held, and the group results were also announced. China's Zheng Qinwen will be in a group with Sabalenka, Rybakina and Paulini. The other group is Swiatek, Gauff, Pegula and Krejcikova.

According to the world rankings, Sabalenka and Swiatek are in the first gear, Gauff and Paulini are in the second gear, Rybakina and Pegula are in the third gear, and Zheng Qinwen and Krejcikova are in the fourth gear. In the end, Zheng Qinwen in the 4th gear drew Sabalenka in the 1st gear, Paulini in the 2nd gear, and Rybakina in the 3rd gear.

Zheng Qinwen won 4 games against Sabalenka, won all 3 matches against Paulini and won 2 games 0 against Rybakina. However, Rybakina's physical condition at the end of the season is doubtful, and this grouping can be described as a good result for Zheng Qinwen.

According to the rules, the top 2 teams in the group will qualify for the semi-finals. 3rd and 4th place finishers will be eliminated. In the semi-finals, the second group will face the top of the other group to qualify for the final.

The WTA Finals is a tennis tournament hosted by the International Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and will be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 2 to 9, with a total prize fund of $15.25 million, a record amount.

The eight finalists are Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff, Paulini, Rybakina, Pegula, Zheng Qinwen and Krejcikova. Among them, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen is the first time in her career to enter the year-end finals, and she has also become the first Chinese golden flower to enter the year-end finals singles after Li Na.