Coco Gauff secured her second win over Iga Swiatek in 13 profession conferences, triumphing 6-3, 6-4 on the WTA Finals on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals.
The victory additionally ensures that Swiatek will stay at No. 2 within the rankings, permitting Aryna Sabalenka to assert the No. 1 spot for the primary time on the finish of the season.
It was Gauff’s first victory over Swiatek for the reason that 2023 Cincinnati Open, snapping a four-match shedding streak of their head-to-head conferences. Gauff, the 2023 U.S. Open champion, additionally ended Swiatek’s six-match unbeaten run on the WTA Finals, an occasion the Polish star gained a yr 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 in her first match in two months.
Krejcikova, the Wimbledon champion, saved her possibilities of advancing alive with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Jessica Pegula. That end result 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 as one of many high eight gamers on the ladies’s tennis tour, incomes her berth due to her Grand Slam title on the All England Club 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.
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