Two rounds of the WTA Finals have been completed, and two players have appeared to be the favourites to advance to the big match.
From the red group, Caroline Wozniacki (6) has thrashed Elina Svitolina (4) and world number one Simona Halep, losing just four games in total over the the two matches.
Halep and Caroline Garcia (8) are probably set to fight for second place in the group as both have one win, but Garcia’s chances are slim given she will need to overcome Wozniacki, while Svitolina is set to go home after her final round robin match against Halep.
The white group has been all Karolina Pliskova (3) with straight sets wins over both Venus Williams (5) and Garbine Muguruza (2).
Surrendering just eight games to her victims - four each - Pliskova is primed to have a shot at regaining the number one ranking.
This will happen if she wins a likely semi final against Halep and proceeds to win the whole tournament.
At the moment, though, I predict Wozniacki to win everything.
In Vienna we have only two quarter finalists to this point - Alexander Zverev (1) and compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber, the latter having defeated fifth seed John Isner in the opening round.
Another American, Sam Querrey (6), also disappeared in round one as did third seed Kevin Anderson (7).
Querrey dipped out to Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Anderson fell to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
Basel, or alternatively the Federer Invitational, has seen just one seed suffer - Mischa Zverev (8) - not as fortunate as his younger brother over in Austria.
Three players have so far slipped through to the final eight - David Goffin (3), Jack Sock (5) and Roberto Bautista Agut (6).
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