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 Aryna Sabalenka defeated Iga Swiatek in three sets to reach the final earlier today. This will be her first final appearance.  Caroline Garcia also defeated Maria Sakkari in two sets yesterday making it her first final appearance too. The final will kick off in the early hours of tomorrow Fottennis gives you the preview of the final Match of this WTA finals. Caroline Garcia pulled off her most emphatic victory of the campaign against fifth seed Maria Sakkari, thrashing last year's WTA Finals semifinalist in this year's semifinal, 6-3, 6-2. She won 23-of-30 first-serve points and added six to her season-leading ace count, which currently stands at 379. She has become the oldest finalist of the WTA Finals since Venus Williams in 2017, the year she made her only previous singles appearance and made as far as the semifinals. Additionally, the 29-year-old has also been a two-time doubles participant at this event, in 2015 (RR) and 2016 (SF). She has shown no signs of fatigue in th

  Fottennis brings you the report of the major matches this weekend Eintracht Frankfurt continued their strong season after an impressive 2-1 victory over Augsburg away from home. The win has put more pressure on those above them in the Bundesliga. Frankfurt currently sit 5th on the table. Dortmund got the maximum three points scoring three goals past a struggling Bochum. It was a day for the youngsters to shine as Moukoko got a brace while Reyna got his second competitive goal for the club. Bayern Munich were able to avoid getting a draw in a game that all five goals were scored in the first half. Musiala and Chupo-Motin were at it again getting Bayern a 3-0 lead before the 40th minute. Hertha Berlin threatened a comeback as they got two goals before the half hour mark but Bayern were able to see it through. RB Leipzig Impressive showing continued as they defeated Hoffenhiem in their first away win of the season. Christopher Nkunku broke Leipzig's goal scoring record for a calend

In a game filled with red cards, Getafe were held to a goalless draw by Cadiz. The result means it has been five games since Getafe tasted defeat. The match had three red cards in total, Alvarez and Portu got red on the host side while Hernandez got the marching orders late in the game reducing Cadiz to ten men.  Valladolid added more salt to Elche's wounds as they ensured Elche's winless start to the La Liga continued. The visiting team remain bottom of the table with only four points since the start of the campaign. Osasuna ran an impressive 2-1 win over Celta-Vigo away from home. Avila was the hero once again as both of his goals rose Osasuna to 5th on the table. Celta-Vigo meanwhile are six games without a win, one place above the relegation zone. Honours to Pique for having a wonderful career at Barcelona. They sent him off well with a resounding 2-0 win over Almeria, despite Lewnadowski's penalty miss. Dembele and De Jong ensured the Blaugrana moved up to first on the

  Leeds fought hard as they came from behind to defeat Bournemouth in a seven goal thriller. Bournemouth had taken the lead to 3-1 early in the second half but Greenwood, Summerville and Copper got those goals for Leeds and earned them back to back victories. Manchester City overcame the odds by defeating Fulham despite being 10-man down early in the first half. Haaland was once again the hero, coming on as a substitute to score the winning goal for the citizens. Nottingham forest got a Crucial point, scoring a late goal as they played a two all draw against Brentford. That could have been Brentford's first win away from home but they denied themselves after conceding a late goal. Brighton got the maximum three points, getting the better of a ten-man Wolverhampton Wanderers after ninety minutes, this victory marks the first successive wins for Brighton's boss Roberto De Zerbi. Wolves meanwhile continued their horrid form having just one win in their last eight. Everton stumbled

 Carolina Garcia qualified for the play offs as she defeated Daria Kasatkina in three sets. She won the deciding set via tie-break. Coco Guaff joined the list of players that failed to get a point during the finals as she lost again to Iga Swiatek in two straight sets. It was not a Final she hoped for as she also failed the qualify for the playoffs in the doubles. Carolina Garcia after qualifying yesterday will face Maria Sakkari today. The winner will get a spot in the finals of the playoffs Fottennis gives you the preview of this important playoff. Caroline Garcia is back in the semifinals of the year-end championships after a enthralling match against Daria Kasatkina. The Russian had not lost a match from a set lead in well over a year but the Frenchwoman held her nerve for two and a half hours to win the virtual quarterfinal, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6. The world no. 6 was a point away from giving the Russian a chance to serve for the match but remained ultra aggressive throughout the marathon

 Having kept up the pace with the Premier League's (PL) frontrunners thus far before consecutive league losses set them back, Tottenham Hotspur steadied the ship when coming back from 2-0 down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 courtesy of a dramatic 92nd minute winner. That was Tottenham's tenth point won from trailing positions this PL season, the most in the league, while they left it even later when scoring in the 95th minute against Marseille in midweek to complete another come-from-behind win. Spurs couldn't work their magic in their last two home matches though, conceding first when losing and drawing to Newcastle and Sporting respectively. They now host Liverpool just a few days after manager Antonio Conte's anniversary at the club, and despite his side having won just one of the last 21 H2Hs (D6, L14), he'll be thinking there's no better time to take on Jürgen Klopp's vulnerable squad. Liverpool have sent their fans on a rollercoaster recently, alternating bet

  Holger Rune reached the semifinal at Paris Masters on his debut campaign after the world #1 Carlos Alcaraz decided to retire from the contest in the second-set tiebreaker. The retirement takes nothing away from the Dane teenager, who executed his plan to perfection and had the upper hand from the very first game of the match, 6-3 6-6 (3-1). The talented 19-year-old was disappointed for not being able to break into the top 100 of the ATP rankings (due to the ranking freeze) 12 months ago, but he is now up to #16 (new career-high ranking) in the live rankings and has an outside chance of surpassing Hubert Hurkacz for the alternate spot at the ATP Finals. The former Boys' French Open champion has made massive strides on the main tour over the last ten months without really facing any pressure, but that will change from now onwards. He has won two ATP titles, made his maiden quarterfinal appearance in slams at the French Open, and is just two wins away from hitting the 50-win mark fo

 Sabalenka earned qualification into the semi-final of this finals as she defeated Jessica Pegula in two straight sets. Jessica Pegula meanwhile failed to win a match in the WTA finals (Women singles). Late into the night yesterday, Sakkari upseted Jabeur defeating her in two straight sets, Jabeur has failed to qualify for the finals after yesterday's loss. Today, Caroline Garcia and Daria Kasatkina will battle each other for a spot in the semis.  They are tied on a point each so anyone who wins this evening will get a spot in the semis. Fottennis gives you the preview of this crucial match Caroline Garcia was the first to take an early break lead in her match against Iga Swiatek on Thursday but failed to win any further service games. In a reversal of her three-set victory over the three-time major champion in Warsaw in July, she was handily beaten by the Pole this time, 6-3, 6-2. She started out with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Coco Gauff, a welcome return to WTA Finals after five years

Now residing outside the top five after an indifferent campaign so far, Chelsea and Graham Potter face arguably their biggest test of the season as they welcome London rivals and Premier League (PL) leaders Arsenal to Stamford Bridge. Defeat at former employers Brighton last week was the first the Englishman has suffered since replacing Thomas Tuchel at the helm, stating his side 'didn't match the intensity' of his old club en route to a heavy 4-1 loss. The Blues bounced back with a UEFA Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb, and they'll be looking to follow that up with a first victory of the season over a 'big six' rival. They are undefeated this season at Stamford Bridge but beating Arsenal on home soil in the PL is something Chelsea haven't managed since August 2018 (D1, L2 since), and no side in the history of the competition owns more victories over the Blues than the Gunners (23)! Arsenal make the short journey across the city in buoyant mood, h

Swiatek got qualifications into the semis of the WTA Finals after beating Caroline Garcia in two straight sets yesterday. Earlier today, Guaff lost against Daria Kasatkina in two straight sets, one via a tie-break and the other 6-3. Jessica Pegula will be playing to stay in the finals when she face Aryna Sabalenka later  today. Fottennis gives you the preview of this interesting matchup. Aryna Sabalenka put up a great fight in the second set when she won four games in a row, but it was too little and too late to stop Maria Sakkari in their second round-robin match. She may have lost 6-2, 6-4 but could still make the semifinals by simply winning. the third match of her campaign. It would be her sixth semifinal of the season and her third on the US soil (also Cincinnati and US Open). Her week could have gone a lot worse when she stood two points from defeat to Ons Jabeur on Monday before turning around 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 for her season's first top 10 win on hard courts. She would prefer

Serie A's (SA) top two collide at the Gewiss Stadium as Atalanta welcome runaway leaders Napoli to Bergamo. The absence of European football has helped La Dea to their best-ever points total at this stage of a season (27), yet they still trail the league leaders by five points. Gian Piero Gasperini's men responded to their first defeat of the season with a 2-0 victory at Empoli last time out, and have had a full week on the training pitch to prepare for this showdown. Home form has been a serious issue for Atalanta in 2022, winning just four SA games on their own turf this calendar year (D7, L5). Welcoming Napoli is hardly likely to inspire confidence among the home faithful, given they've seen their side lose four of the last seven SA H2Hs on their own soil, including a 3-1 defeat here in April, a trend they'll have to buck to close the gap at the top of the division. Napoli travel north on the back of their first defeat in any competition since April, as Liverpool end

 Ons Jabeur kept her hopes alive after defeating Jessica Pegula in three sets 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 yesterday. Earlier today, Marri Sakkari continued her impressive run as she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in two straight sets. The WTA finals continues today, Iga Swiatek and Caroline Garcia will face each other to determine who qualifies first. They both won their first match respectively. Fottennis gives you the preview of this upcoming match. Iga Swiatek begins her second WTA Finals appearance with a statement 6-2, 6-3 dismissal of Daria Kasatkina, her fifth convincing straight-set win over the Russian this season. She saved all three breakpoints in the process of extending her winning streak against top 10 players to 13 matches. Last year, she could win only one match in her WTA Finals debut in Guadalajara and stopped well short of the semifinals. She is back in the event as the outright favorite following a season in which she lifted eight titles from 16 tournaments and has won a total of 65 m

  Fottennis gives you the result, analysis and statistics of matches played in this  European competition.  Bayer Leverkusen failed to get qualification into the knockout stages of the UCL after playing a goalless draw with Club Brugge. The German club at least managed to qualify for the Europa League as they finished above Atletico Madrid with a better H2H performance. FC Porto rose as high as the top of Group B after a deserved 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid, this is their first victory after six attempts and they have condemned Atletico Madrid to total elimination from Europe before Christmas Bayern Munich broke a record today, becoming the first team ever to finish three different group stages with a 100% record. Goals from Benjamin Pavard and Chupo-Moting gave them their sixth win from six UCL matches this season. Liverpool got their revenge on Napoli, ending Napoli's unbeaten start to the UCL campaign in the process. Salah and Darwin Nunez ensured victory at the death for Live

 More European football beckons for both Real Sociedad and Manchester United, but there will still be plenty on the line when these two clubs meet in San Sebastián for the first time since 2013, and two seasons after a Bruno Fernandes masterclass in Turin saw United dump Sociedad out of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) in the Round of 32. After finishing second in each of their last three group stages at this level, Sociedad have a fantastic chance of going one better in this final round courtesy of being the only club in this UEL group stage with maximum points, which included a 1-0 win at Old Trafford. That means they can even settle for a draw in this match to clinch a place in the last 16 of a UEFA event for the first time in nearly 20 years. Surprise La Liga losses to Getafe and Valladolid have not derailed their UEL journey in previous weeks, so falling 2-0 at home to Betis at the weekend should not shake them. Manchester United again vindicated the declaration of rival boss Pep Guar

 Iga Swiatek defeated Daria Kasatkina yesterday in two straight sets 6-2, 6-4 starting on a high gear. In the early hours of today, Carolina Garcia upset Coco Guaff defeating her in two straight sets 6-4 6-3. Later today Ons Jabeur (WTA:2) and Jessica Pegula (WTA:3) will go head to head to determine who stays in it. Fottennis gives you the prediction of this interesting matchup Jessica Pegula started her WTA Finals debut with a 7-6, 7-6 defeat to Maria Sakkari in two hours and 11 minutes, a brutal result particularly after rallying from 0-3 in the second set. It was a stark turnaround from eight days ago when she easily defeated the Greek in the Guadalajara 1000 final. The American, who is also competing in doubles this week, must avoid another straight-set defeat to keep her singles campaign alive. She arrived in Fort Worth with an impressive 42 match wins in the season, 36 of which came at the tour's biggest tournaments: Grand Slams and WTA 1000s. She is 2-12 against top 5 oppon

 Juventus needed a win against Benfica in Portugal last week to have a chance of qualifying for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) for a ninth consecutive season, but they lost 4-3. The Old Lady will now have to settle for a Europa League transfer at best, and to achieve that they need to equal Maccabi Haifa's result at worst, who also sit on three points going into this crucial group stage finale. A win here against Group H leaders Paris Saint-Germain would allow Massimiliano Allegri's men to avoid any kind of calculation, but it will be easier said than done given they've won only two of their four home UCL matches against French opposition (D2) whilst they are currently amid a horrendous injury crisis. The Italians will surely rely on their recent home form, as a run of three consecutive wins at Juventus Stadium for the first time since February, all by a 2+ goal margin, could be a potential confidence booster. Current French Ligue 1 leaders PSG, who a

 Yesterday Maria Sakkari defeated Jessica Pegula in two sets both via tie-breaks. In the early hours of today Aryna Sabalenka defeated Ons Jabeur in three sets 3-6, 7-6(7-5) 7-5 The WTA finals continues today, Iga Swiatek will face Daria Kasatkina by 00:00 GMT. Fottennis gives you the prediction of this particular match. Iga Swiatek is back in the WTA Finals for the second. time after failing to go beyond the round-robin stage last year. She lost to Maria Sakkari and Aryna Sabalenka to kick off her 2021 appearance in Guadalajara and picked up a consolation win against Paula Badosa to end her campaign. She returns to the championships after utterly dominating the season. The world no. 1 has played 16 tournaments and won titles in half, lifting as many titles in 2022 as the rest of the field combined. She easily leads the tour in match wins (64), hard-court wins (44) and three-set wins (16-4). She is currently on an 11-match winning streak in the US. After winning her maiden hard-court m