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Looking Ahead to the New-Look WTA Finals

As the WTA’s year-end championships nears, a top star drops out.

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Ben Rothenberg
Nov 08, 2026
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I’d hoped to get this look ahead to the WTA Finals—including an interview with WTA Ventures’ chief brand officer Sarah Swanson about the reimagined photoshoot—out a few hours earlier, but ultimately I’m glad I was delayed, because the competitive outlook of the event changed dramatically on Saturday afternoon.

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