Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Aryna Sabalenka grappled with her own frustrations and a misfiring serve to begin her WTA Finals campaign with a tight victory over Karolina Muchova.
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Sabalenka → publish → Muchova
World number two Sabalenka is bidding to win the season-ending title for the first time in her sixth appearance.
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Sabalenka → bid → appearance
With rival and world number one Elena Rybakina withdrawing on the eve of the competition, Sabalenka is arguably the favourite to triumph on the courts where she won the Indian Wells title in March.
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she → withdraw → March
Belarus' Sabalenka battled back from a break down in both sets to win 7-6 (7-2) 7-5.
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Sabalenka → battle → sets
She cut a frustrated figure at times but reined in her emotions, with her forehand in particular growing stronger as the match progressed.
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match → cut → emotions
Sabalenka produced seven double faults to four aces, but landed 59% of her first serves and won 33 of 44 points behind it.
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Sabalenka → produce → it
"It was a bit tricky with the sun [and] with the shade," Sabalenka told Sky Sports.
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Sabalenka → tell → Sports
"Sometimes I had to adjust my toss, sometimes I had to serve blind, but it's all part of the game."
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it → have → game
French Open champion Mirra Andreeva faces Ukraine's Elina Svitolina later on Monday.
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Andreeva → face → Monday
Sabalenka has had - by her high standards - a strange season.
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Sabalenka → have → season
For the first time since 2022 she has not won a Grand Slam singles title, having lost the Australian Open and US Open finals to Rybakina, and her last title came in Miami in March.
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title → win → March
After winning just one of her three matches during the Asian swing, Sabalenka took a break before the season-ending finals.
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Sabalenka → win → finals
She faced a tricky task against the crafty Muchova, who was the only player at the event to have a winning head-to-head against her.
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who → face → her
The Czech also claimed the first break of the opening set - but, in a pattern that repeated throughout the match, Sabalenka broke straight back.
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Sabalenka → claim → match
Muchova served for the first set but a string of errors forced her into a tie-break, and more mistakes gifted Sabalenka the opener.
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mistakes → serve → opener
A topsy-turvy second set featured five breaks of serve, with Sabalenka serving the match out on her second attempt.
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Sabalenka → feature → attempt
Elsewhere, Britain's Cameron Norrie beat Australian James Duckworth 7-5 6-0 to reach the Stockholm Open second round.
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Norrie → beat → round
Norrie will face top seed Taylor Fritz next as he continues his preparations for this month's Davis Cup Finals.
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he → face → Finals
Fellow Briton Toby Samuel claimed a 6-3 6-2 win over Leo Borg - son of 11-time Grand Slam singles champion Bjorn - at the same event.
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Samuel → claim → event
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