Wang tired of too many matches on circuit
No.1 Wang Qiang has been left “really tired” at the end of a punishing season on the WTA tour and believes she has played “too many matches”.
The world No.22 has been on a spectacular run of form recently that has seen her leapfrog Zhang Shuai to become China’s top singles player.
But the gruelling schedule at the season’s climax has left the 26-year-old feeling fatigued — mentally and physically. “It’s really too much,” she said at the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.
“Too many tournaments for me, too many matches. Especially the last two months.”
Wang won the Guangzhou Open in September, her second career title after beating compatriot Zheng Saisai in July.
She made the women’s singles semi-finals of the Wuhan Open semis but had to retire with an injury.
ANDERSON TO PLAY AT TATA OPEN IN PUNE
No.6 Kevin Anderson has confirmed his presence in the second edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra in 2019. The Wimbledon runner-up is expected to be a top draw at the ATP 250 event to be played at the Balewadi Stadium. The 32-year old became the first South African in over two decades to qualify for the seasonending ATP Tour Finals after beating Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the Vienna Open final on Sunday.
KVITOVA TO LEAD
The Czech Republic will have their top-10 players available for next weekend’s Fed Cup final against defending champions United States.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who is ranked seventh, and No.8 Karolina Pliskova have been named to lead the Czechs in their sixth final in eight years.
They won all five of those finals.