Defending champion Iga Swiatek thrashed Russia's Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-0 at the WTA Finals - but faces an anxious wait to see if she will qualify for the semi-finals. Polish second seed Swiatek dismantled Kasatkina - an alternate who replaced the injured ...

World number two Iga Swiatek will play Daria Kasatkina on Thursday in her must-win match to stay in the hunt for a spot in the WTA Finals semi-finals after Jessica Pegula withdrew from the tournament with a knee injury.

In under an hour, Iga Swiatek dropped only one game, but her semifinal spot at the WTA Finals now depends on the Barbora Krejcikova-Coco Gauff result.

After beating Krejcikova in her opener at the WTA Finals, the Pole delivered a lackluster performance against the 2023 US Open and ended up picking a 3-6 4-6 defeat. Afterward, she was the first to acknowledge her mistake and vowed to do better in her next match.

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Defending WTA Finals champion Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the season-ending championship on Thursday after Barbora Krejcikova's 7-5 6-4 win over Coco Gauff meant the Polish world number two failed to advance to the last four.

Iga Swiatek pulled off an unfortunate feat at this year's WTA Finals after the 23-year-old became just the fourth player in the last 20 years to finish the Round Robin stage with a 2-1 record but still not reach the semifinal.

Iga Swiatek defeated Daria Kasatkina in the Group Stage of the WTA Finals but still needs some luck to advance to the semifinals.

Coco Gauff's defeat at the hands of Barbora Krejcikova has sent shockwaves around the tennis world! The post Coco Gauff’s Motivation in WTA Finals Loss Under Fire From Polish Insider as Iga Swiatek’s Exit Stirs Tensions appeared first on EssentiallySports.