{
  "id": 19897521,
  "title": "Svitolina stuns Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals semis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-to-reach-wta-finals-semis-19897521",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T01:03:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/11/14/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-to-reach-wta-finals-semis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina upset Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set match at the WTA Finals, advancing to the semifinals to face Linda Noskova. Svitolina, who has a policy of not shaking hands with players from Russia and Belarus due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, did not shake Sabalenka's hand post-match. The 2018 WTA Finals champion had previously not won a title after the Sunshine Double, which included victories at Indian Wells and the Miami Open. Sabalenka lost her world number one ranking at the US Open and was the favorite at the $10 million WTA Finals, but withdrew from the tournament due to illness. Meanwhile, Mirra Andreeva continued her strong form, defeating fellow Russian Diana Shnaider in straight sets and will face American Jessica Pegula in the semis.",
  "summary": "Elina Svitolina countered Aryana Sabalenka’s power, breaking the Belarusian’s serve six times before smashing a short ball on match point to secure her first win over Sabalenka in more than six years.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Elina Svitolina names key condition to defeat Aryna Sabalenka in must-win WTA Finals group clash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/elina-svitolina-names-key-condition-to-defeat-aryna-sabalenka-in-must",
        "published": "2026-11-13T10:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Svitolina stuns Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-to-reach-wta-finals-semis",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:30:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}