2016 WTA Finals Monday tips: Kuznetsova, Pliskova to win opening White Group fixtures

2016 WTA Finals

• White Group, day two
• Monday, October 23th
• Play starts: 12:30 BST
• Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang
• Live on BT Sport 1

2016 WTA Finals Monday tips

After the likes of Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep in the Red Group opened the prestigious WTA Finals tournament on Sunday, the White Group kicks off on Monday.

Defending champion and sole winner of this event out of the eight competitors this year Agnieszka Radwanska takes on late qualifier Svetlana Kuznetsova, while Karolina Pliskova and Garbine Muguruza tussle in the later match.

Read on to find out our 2016 WTA Finals Monday tips…

In-form Kuznetsova to shock title holder Radwanska

Polish WTA world number three Radwanska may be the defending champion, after her surprise triumph over Petra Kvitova in last year’s final, but she has never really enjoyed facing upcoming opponent Kuznetsova.

The pair have faced off 16 times before, with the Russian having won 12 of them including the last two – one of which was this year at the Wuhan Open in three sets.

Kuznetsova only qualified for this tournament at the last minute after winning the Kremlin Cup in her home city to cruelly deny Britain’s Johanna Konta from taking part in this event for the first time.