Aryna Sabalenka has moved ahead of the great Venus Williams for most weeks at No 1 as she has now spent 12 weeks at the top.

“She’s a fighter,” Sabalenka said about Gauff. The final was a serious test of wills -- the first WTA Finals championship match settled by a third-set tiebreaker, and, at 3 hours, 4 minutes, more than ...