BBC Sport · Oct 29, 2019
WTA Finals: Ashleigh Barty beaten by replacement Kiki Bertens
Kiki Bertens had never beaten Ashleigh Barty on the WTA TourKiki Bertens beat world number one Ashleigh Barty at the WTA Finals just hours after being added to the tournament as a replacement.
The Dutch world number 10 took the place of Naomi Osaka, who withdrew on Tuesday with a shoulder injury.
Bertens was trailing by a set and a break but Australian Barty collapsed to a 3-6 6-3 6-4 defeat in Shenzhen.
Barty lost seven games in a row from 3-3 in the second set after a series of errors and could not recover.