RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Coco Gauff earned her second career victory against Iga Swiatek on Tuesday, winning 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals.
This was Gauff’s first victory against Swiatek since the 2023 Cincinnati Open. This result ended Swiatek’s six-match winning streak in finals.
The win moved Gauff to 2-0 in Group Orange, while Swiatek fell to 1-1. Swiatek had rallied to beat Barbora Krejcikova in three sets on Sunday in her first match in two months.
Krejcikova, the Wimbledon champion, kept her chances of advancing alive with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Jessica Pegula.
The result eliminated Pegula, who lost in straight sets to Gauff in her opening match in Saudi Arabia.
Krejcikova was the last player to qualify for the end-of-year tournament bringing together the eight best players on the circuit. She became the lowest-ranked player to win a WTA Finals match since Magda Maleeva 22 years ago.
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