The German defeated Karolina Pliskova in Saturday’s final to become World No.1 for the first time, a reward for years of hard work according to our tennis expert.

Meanwhile, Pliskova’s fine form, the futures of Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki plus Reem’s breakthrough player to keep an eye on all feature.

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