First of all, unsurprisingly, given the chance to win a prestigious title -- the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals championship -- Simona Halep was unable to get past Elina Svitolina, whom she had so memorably defeated in a fantastic comeback at the French Open earlier this year. Not this time -- Svitolina won 6-4, 6-4, keeping Halep out of the semifinals.
Now, surprisingly, the semifinalists were the amazing Venus Williams, Caroline Garcia, Karolina Pliskova, and Caroline Wozniacki. Yes, that Caroline Wozniacki. The Wizard of Woz then proceeded to defeat Pliskova in the semifinals and Venus Williams in the final, winning the most important title of her career. And may I say, it's about time.
Plus, even though Halep didn't make the semifinal round, she ended up with enough points to finish as the WTA's end-of-year number one ranked women's tennis player in the world. Now, while I'm pretty sure she'd trade that honor for the French Open title she didn't win, nonetheless it demonstrates her overall skill and fortitude. The one thing her game lacks is a killer winning shot. Maybe she can work on that before the Australian Open.
In past blog posts, I've picked both of these fine women tennis players to win a Grand Slam title. Neither of them has come through for me yet. I still hope they'll both win at least one and get their name in the history books where it'll stay permanently.
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