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LondoncTypeface:> World number one Aryna Sabalenka become the first player to progress into the last four of the WTA Finals with a straight-sets win over Jasmine Paolini. After Sabalenka had got the better of Zheng Qinwen on Saturday, the Belarusian backed it up with a 6-3, 7-5 victory after a 90-minute battle with Paolini in Purple Group. Sabalenka took control in Riyadh from the off and established a 4-0 lead to eventually take the first set but it was a different story in the second and Paolini failed to close out two set points to suffer a narrow defeat. “I am really proud of not only myself but my team that we overcome a lot of things,” Sabalenka said on-court. (pa Media/dpa)
