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The second round of pool matches began, with winners vs winners, and losers vs losers.
Barbora Krejcikova and Garbiñe Muguruza found themselves in a must-win situation, at risk of elimination after losing their first pool matches. And Muguruza, with an assist from the Guadalajara crowd, pulled it out.
In the meantime, Alison Riske wins a highly-welcome title in Linz, to close out a season in which she dealt with plantar fasciitis that took forever to resolve to the point where she could complete at her usual level.
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WTA Tour Finals
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Dates: Nov. 10 – 17, 2021
Prize money: $5,000,000
Draws: RR 8 / RR 8
Friday, Nov. 12, 2021
Final results
Singles
[6] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) def [2] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 26 63 64
[8] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def [3] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 64 60
Doubles
[2] Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (JPN) def. [4] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 64 76 (5)
[7] Darija Jurak (CRO) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) def. [5] Samantha Stosur (AUS / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 67 (10) 76 (4) [10-5]
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Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Location: Linz, Austria
Category: International
Dates: Nov. 8 – 14, 2021
Prize money: €189,708
Draws: S28 – D16
Friday, Nov. 12, 2021
Final results
Singles final
[8] Alison Riske (USA) def [LL] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 26 62 75
Doubles final
[4] Natela Dzalamidze / Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) def. Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai (CHN) 64 62
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