Paradisus Arena will open its doors for the first matches of the WTA Finals in Cancun

The waiting time is over. he Paradisus Stadium It will open its doors on Sunday at 2:30 pm for the start of league matches GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancunwith two double matches that will be held on the first day.

The first match will be between the Japanese duo, Shoko Aoyama And Ena Shibaharathird in seeding, and the pair that make up the American Desiree Krawczyk,Dutch, Demi Shoresnumber five in the ranking.

The Japanese return from a one-year break, and at the beginning of 2023 they are back in action, winning in Hertogenbosch and Montreal, an event in which they have now outperformed their rivals, and also reaching the finals in Australian Open And in Abu Dhabi.

On the other hand, the American-Dutch duo, which was formed in March 2022, qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament. WTA Finals In Fort Worth. This year, they defended their title in Stuttgart and were crowned champions in Eastbourne.

The battle that will conclude on Sunday will be between the Americans Coco Jouf And Jessica PegulaWhich constitutes the first doubles team in the annual competition and classification, and the seventh in the classification, Gabriella Dabrowski Canada, and Erin Routliff From New Zealand.

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula have played 13 tournaments together, all four Grand Slam, and seven in the WTA 1000 series, managing to win in Doha and Miami. For the second year in a row, WTA Finals In both specializations.

This will be their revenge, because in 2022 they had a terrible tournament, where they couldn’t win a single match in singles or doubles, finishing with a combined record of 0-9. His record this year is 35-10.

For their part, Dabrowski and Routliffe are a revelation couple, because they met in August after no luck with other couples. A month later, they were occupied US Openthen won the 500 meter championship in Zhengzhou, China, and finished the regular season with a record of 16 wins and six losses as a team.

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