The Australian finished 2023 as the world doubles No 1 but is out to build on her most successful season with a new partner on the court
Roaring winds. Torrential rain. For most, the WTA Finals in Cancún, Mexico last month were mayhem. Yet for Australian Storm Hunter – as she watched a key clash alongside her husband, Loughlin Hunter, with the doubles No 1 ranking on the line – they brought a moment of serenity.
“Once it happened, it was kind of weird,” Hunter says, after Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula lost the decisive match to secure the Australian’s place at the summit. “We both looked at each other and smiled, and he gave me a hug. It was just this weird but really nice moment.”