Noskova beats Kostyuk in opening match at WTA Finals
Noskova won in straight sets as Marta Kostyuk filled in for injured world No. 1 Elena Rybakina in the eight-player singles field.
- The season-ending $10 million WTA Finals began Sunday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, with reigning Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova defeating Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-4 in the opening group match.
- World number one Elena Rybakina withdrew Saturday due to a viral illness, prompting alternate Marta Kostyuk to enter the eight-player singles field in her place.
- Players compete for $10 million in total prize money, with an undefeated singles champion earning $3.37 million while participants face round-robin play in two groups of four.
- Fourth-Ranked Coco Gauff faces fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula in an all-American matchup, with Gauff holding a 5-5 career series tie after winning four of their last five meetings.
- The WTA will relocate the tournament to Charlotte, North Carolina beginning next year, continuing the venue change through at least 2029 after this year's California event.
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Ukraine's second racket failed to defeat the Czech rival at the beginning of the final tournament.
The Czechs beat the Ukrainian 6-2, 6-4 Sunday for the first game of the WTA Masters in Indian Wells (California).
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Noskova beats Kostyuk in opening match at WTA Finals
WTA Finals To Begin in Indian Wells
The season-ending $10 million WTA Finals begin Sunday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with two singles matches and two doubles matches, but without the world’s top-ranked player, Elena Rybakina. Rybakina announced Saturday she would not be playing in the tournament for medical reasons. “I am really sad to inform all my fans and supporters […]
Ukraine's runner-up Marta Kostyuk played her first match at the WTA Finals, losing to Linda Noskova.
In the first match of the first group, Linda Noskov's cup (8th edition of the world's ranking) was successfully played by Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostük (10) - 6:2, 6:4. The suit replaced the first planet's racket, Elena Rybakin, who withdrew from the tournament due to health problems.
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