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  "id": 19890695,
  "title": "Svitolina stuns Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals last four",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-to-reach-wta-finals-last-four",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T00:15:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-reach-wta-234659755.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina secured her place in the WTA Finals last four by defeating world number two Aryna Sabalenka in a hard-fought three-set match. Svitolina, who has only won one of their eight previous meetings, triumphed 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Sabalenka struggled with her serve and committed 35 unforced errors in the grueling contest. Earlier, French Open champion Mirra Andreeva advanced to the semi-finals, defeating Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-1. Andreeva, already guaranteed a semi-final spot, will face Jessica Pegula next. Pegula made headlines when she described Andreeva as a \"diva\" in a practice court microphone, but the WTA vowed to address the incident, which is expected to generate fan interest.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian veteran Elina Svitolina beat world number two Aryna Sabalenka in a rollercoaster three sets on Friday to punch her ticket to the WTA Finals last four, where she'll face Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova.But she finished the year without a Grand Slam title, losing in the finals of both the Australian and US Opens, and lost her world number one ranking to Elena Rybakina.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "'I got a bit angry at myself' - Svitolina keeps WTA Finals hopes alive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/i-got-a-bit-angry-at-myself-svitolina-keeps-wta-finals-hopes-alive",
        "published": "2026-11-11T22:50:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Andreeva reaches WTA Finals semis, Svitolina fights back to beat Muchova",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/andreeva-reaches-wta-finals-semis-svitolina-fights-back-to-beat",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:58:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Mirra Andreeva reaches WTA Finals semis, Svitolina fights back to beat Muchova",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mirra-andreeva-reaches-wta-finals-semis-svitolina-fights-back-to-beat",
        "published": "2026-11-12T07:25:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Svitolina stuns Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals last four",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-to-reach-wta-finals-last-four-19897282",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:06:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}