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Eight of the top nine players in the world contest the WTA Finals Singapore, which start on Sunday morning with two day-one matches.

Angelique Kerber is unsurpri­singly the title favourite after stunning triumphs in the Australian and US Opens, but while the German should prove resolute and difficult to beat in south-east Asia, she is no certainty to take the honours with a negative personal series against Simona Halep and a 50 per cent record against Dominika Cibulkova, both of whom contest the Red Group along with the world number one.

Kerber could do it, but at 7-2 her backers could only be hopeful.
The fourth member of the Red Group, Madison Keys, will need to overcome losing head-to-head records against Kerber and Halep, but encouragingly for the American she enjoys a career lead over Cibulkova.