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Pliskova, Andreescu, Bencic practice in Shenzhen

The WTA Finals debut in the Chinese city of Shenzhen will kick off on October 27th and our photographer Jimmie48 is there a few days early to capture the first practice sessions of the world’s best tennis players — on Thursday he crossed paths with Karolina Pliskova, Bianca Andreescu and Belinda Bencic.

Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic practices ahead of the 2019 WTA Finals tennis tournament

World No.2 Karolina Pliskova is making her fourth consecutive singles appearance at the WTA Finals, which is the longest active streak.

The Fila-clad Czech, who will launch the Heritage collection when the round-robin play starts, was in good spirits during her Thursday’s evening hit.