serena_williams_8.jpg Serena Williams. Photo: ReutersSerena Williams and Angelique Kerber are the first two women to qualify for the season-ending WTA Tour Finals in Singapore, the WTA said. World No 1 Williams, who leads Kerber by 190 ranking points in the rankings, has won the title five times but missed last year's event through injury. "It is one of the most important events of the year and we all fight to qualify in the top eight," Germany's Kerber said in a statement released by the WTA. "I have great memories from my other experiences at the tournament and I hope to play some great matches and win the title."

Source: Otago Daily Times August 22, 2016 21:11 UTC