Roger Federer announced that he will skip the first edition of the ATP Cup to be held in Australia from January 3-12 due to family reasons.  Since Stan Wawrinka also pulled out of the event, Switzerland  is out of the team competition.

The eight-team ATP Cup joins a crowded calendar of team events in 2020, including Davis Cup and the Laver Cup, which Federer co-owns.  2020 calendar also includes the Olympics in Tokyo.

Federer has committed to playing exhibition matches in China between December 27 to 29, 2019.  It is not clear if Federer plans to play any warm up tournaments prior to the Australian Open.

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Shenzhen WTA Finals because of a shoulder injury.  Osaka beat Petra Kvitova in 3 sets in her first match and was due to face Ashleigh Barty.

Osaka was replaced in the Red Group by alternate Kiki Bertens, who went on to beat Ashleigh Barty

All four players in the red group – Bertens, Barty, Kvitova and Bencic remain in contention  for the semi finals. In the next set of matches, Belinda Bencic will meet Bertens, and Kvitova will take on Barty.

The WTA finals has featured a lot of exciting 3-set matches. Simona Halep beat Bianca Andreescu in a much anticipated encounter.  Halep came back from a set down, saved a match point, and went on to win the match.

In upcoming  Purple Group matches, Simona Halep plays Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova plays Bianca Andreescu. Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina are both undefeated in Shenzhen.