Coco Gauff of the USA and Iga Swiatek of Poland pose previous to their round-robin singles match throughout Day 4 of the 2024 WTA Finals Riyadh as a part of the Hologic WTA Tour at King Saud College Indoor Enviornment on November 05, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Coco Gauff earned her second victory over Iga Swiatek in 13 profession matchups, profitable 6-3, 6-4 on the WTA Finals to succeed in the semifinals of the season-ending event.
The outcome signifies that Swiatek can’t transfer up from No. 2 within the rankings this week, so Aryna Sabalenka will end the 12 months at No. 1 for the primary time.
It was Gauff’s first victory over Swiatek because the 2023 Cincinnati Open, snapping a four-match shedding skid head-to-head. Gauff, the 2023 U.S. Open champion, additionally put an finish to five-time Grand Slam champ Swiatek’s six-match unbeaten run on the WTA Finals, an occasion the Polish star gained a 12 months in the past.
The win moved Gauff to 2-0 within the Orange Group, whereas Swiatek fell to 1-1. Swiatek had rallied to beat Barbora Krejcikova in three units on Sunday (November 3, 2024) in her first match in two months.
Krejcikova, the Wimbledon champion, saved her probabilities of advancing alive with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Jessica Pegula. That eradicated Pegula, who misplaced in straight units to Gauff of their opening match in Saudi Arabia.
Krejcikova was the final participant to qualify for the occasion for the highest eight gamers on the ladies’s tennis tour, incomes her berth due to her Grand Slam title on the All-England Membership in July. At No. 13, she grew to become the lowest-ranked participant to win a WTA Finals match since Magda Maleeva 22 years in the past.
Printed – November 06, 2024 11:03 am IST
