Osaka set for showdown against Stephens at WTA Finals
(WorldNews Japan)

SINGAPORE (AP) - Naomi Osaka and Sloane Stephens, the last two U.S. Open champions, will make their career debuts at the WTA Finals by playing each other in their first match in Singapore on Monday. The initial stage of the eight-player WTA Finals field is a round-robin competition with two teams of four players. The two players with the best record from each round-robin group advance to next Saturday’s semifinals. It’s been a whirlwind six weeks for Osaka, a dual Japanese-American citizen who plays under the Japanese flag, since winning the U.S. Open. Her Open victory - the second title of her career with the first coming at Indian Wells in April - was marred by controversy as...