Bianca Andreescu retired with a left knee injury after losing the first set to Karolina Pliskova 6-3 1.40pm GMT
Four days into the WTA Finals, the tournament’s two big young stars, Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu, have both been forced to retire with injury. On one hand it’s a reflection of how difficult this long tennis season is, but it’s particularly worrying news for Andreescu who has already had a startling amount of injuries at 19 years old. She just can’t stay fit and it seems like she is going to have to manage her body for a long time. 1.33pm GMT
Well, with Andreescu out, here are the simple scenarios.
American Sofia Kenin will take her place in the final match against Elina Svitolina if Andreescu can’t play.Svitolina advances to the SF. The winner of Pliskova-Halep gets the other SF spot from the group.