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WTA Finals results: Coco Gauff qualifies for semifinals, Iga Swiatek eliminated
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have qualified for the WTA Tour Finals last four, where they are joined by Zheng Qinwen and Barbora Krejcikova. Sabalenka was drawn with Jasmine Paolini, Elena ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7 -
Coco Gauff beats Zheng Qinwen to WTA Finals title – as it happened
Coco Gauff wins the WTA Finals after a gripping three-set thriller against Zheng Qinwen. First set: Zheng 3-2 Gauff* (*denotes next server) A humdinger of a game bursting with huge shots and ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Gauff wins WTA Finals after epic battle with Zheng
Coco Gauff shows supreme determination to come from behind against Zheng Qinwen to win the season-ending WTA Finals.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
Gauff beats Zheng, claims first WTA Finals title
Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final Saturday.Sports - ESPN - November 9 -
Roberto Mancini departs Saudi Arabia job richer but with team no better off | John Duerden
Former Italy coach upset players and attracted fans’ ire; he now leaves a team struggling for World Cup qualification. Just before full time in Saudi Arabia’s 0-0 draw with Bahrain in a vital 2026 ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid gathers pace – but at what cost to human life? | Nick Ames
After the horrors in Qatar we are somehow heading for an even bigger scale of tragedy for migrant workers in the run-up to Saudi Arabia 2034. On 13 December, two years will have passed since John ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
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Stakes high as women’s tennis becomes huge propaganda tool for Saudi Arabia | Tumaini Carayol
Hosting the women’s tennis tour’s flagship event in Saudi Arabia shows how sport’s balance of power has shifted. Before Carlos Alcaraz dismounted from the podium after his post-match interview in ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Coco Gauff Said She ‘Probably Wouldn’t Come Back’ to Saudi Arabia Without Change
The tennis star is considering not returning to the country to compete until more progress is made.Sports - The New York Times - November 2 -
Tim Henman hits out as embarrassing crowd of 400 watch women’s finals in Saudi Arabia
Tim Henman has become the latest tennis legend to question the staging of the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia, although his concerns focused less on sportswashing than the absence of spectators in the ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3 -
Silicon Valley's General Catalyst makes first investment into Saudi Arabia through fintech Lean Technologies
Saudi Arabia's fintech startups have raised over $1.84 billion in venture capital investments since 2018, according to the kingdom's SME authority.Business - CNBC - November 11 -
Long-time CEO of NEOM exits as Saudi Arabia scales back mega-projects
Nadhmi al-Nasr, the long-time chief executive of the $500 billion NEOM mega-project at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s drive to diversify away from oil, has departed, NEOM said on Tuesday without ...Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Australia squander chances before late reprieve in 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia
Stalemate tightens World Cup qualifying group Disallowed goal denies visitors barely deserved win It was a funny game, Australia’s 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw with Saudi Arabia on Thursday ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: how close could Fifa get to corporate manslaughter?
In a country where thousands of migrant workers have died since 2016 a huge building project lies ahead. December’s coronation will stand as surely the most wretched, bloody, damaging act in the ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
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Zheng Qinwen defeats wild card Sofia Kenin to win in Tokyo and clinch WTA Finals berth
Top-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China claimed the Toray Pan Pacific Open title with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over American wild card Sofia Kenin on SundaySports - ABC News - October 27 -
WTA Finals draw: Coco Gauff faces Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka plays Zheng Qinwen
The WTA Finals draw pits Aryna Sabalenka against world No. 4 Jasmine Paolini as she seeks the three wins that would confirm her as the year-end world No. 1. Sabalenka will also face Elena Rybakina ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29 -
WTA Tour Finals: Garbine Muguruza’s Riyadh tournament faces new challenges after chaos
The WTA Tour Finals in Saudi Arabia was never going to be an under-the-radar affair. Judy Murray, a top coach and the mother of Andy, the two-time Wimbledon champion, has been conducting clinics. ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31 -
Gauff beats Pegula at WTA Finals while Swiatek prevails in her first match in two months
Coco Gauff has defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in a matchup between American players in the WTA FinalsSports - ABC News - November 3 -
WTA Tour Finals begin, ATP ‘Race to Turin’ concludes and Ugo Humbert celebrations draw ire
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the WTA Tour Finals debuted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, while the ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4 -
WTA Finals round-robin results: Coco Gauff faces Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka qualifies
As the WTA Tour Finals round-robin stages progress, Aryna Sabalenka is one win away from securing the year-end No. 1 ranking after qualifying for the semifinals. Sabalenka was drawn with Jasmine ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4 -
WTA Finals round-robin results: Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Zheng Qinwen qualify
As the WTA Tour Finals round-robin stages progress, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have qualified for the semifinals, where they are joined by Zheng Qinwen. Sabalenka was drawn with Jasmine ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6 -
Zheng extends dream WTA Finals debut by thrashing Paolini to reach last four
Zheng Qinwen defeats Italian opponent 6-1, 6-1 in Riyadh Chinese player is youngest to reach semi-finals since 2011 China’s Zheng Qinwen reached the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh after ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka at WTA Tour Finals to set up Zheng Qinwen final
Coco Gauff may be saving the best for last. In what is shaping up to be potentially her best week of the season, Coco Gauff beat the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in two turbulent sets Friday to set ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8 -
Coco Gauff sinks Aryna Sabalenka to set up WTA Finals showdown with Zheng
American outlasts world No 1: 7-6 (4), 6-3 in Riyadh Zheng Qinwen beats Barbora Krejcikova in first semi When Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff stared each other down just a month ago in Wuhan, ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng Qinwen
Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in RiyadhSports - ABC News - November 9 -
Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng Qinwen
The 20-year-old American came from 2-0 and 5-3 down in the final set and was two points from defeat at one stage.Top stories - CBS News - November 9 -
Battling Coco Gauff sinks Zheng Qinwen to win her first WTA Finals
American claims 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory Gauff faced 5-3 deficit in final set As Coco Gauff faced down a 5-3 third-set deficit towards the end of a relentless, brutal battle, the odds of ...World - The Guardian - November 9
