World number two Ons Jabeur from Tunisia got the chance to advance at the end of the season on the WTA women’s tennis tour. The Wimbledon and US Open finalist won in Fort Worth against American Jessica Pegula 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3. Jabeur can continue to hope for the semi-finals.
In the second game of the group, Maria Sakkari of Greece beat Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 and, thanks to her second win, has already reached the top four.
The eight best tennis players of the year have qualified for the end of the season. Originally, the WTA Finals, endowed with a total of five million US dollars, were to take place in Shenzhen, China. Because of the Peng Shuai case, the WTA tour had withdrawn completely from China and awarded the end of the season to the US state of Texas.
Peng Shuai’s case moved the world for months after she accused a senior Chinese politician of sexual abuse on the social network Weibo a year ago. The post was deleted soon after. The state censorship had also blocked any debate on the Chinese Internet about it. Since then, athletes, politicians and human rights activists have expressed their concern.
