The first round of the WTA Finals, the final match of the women’s tennis tour season, was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 5th, with defending champion Iga Świętek (left) defeating Cori Gauff (right) 3-6, 4-6. Defeated (2024 Reuters)
[5th (Reuters)]- The final round of the women’s tennis tour season, the WTA Finals, was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 5th in the first round, with defending champion Iga Świętek (Poland) defeating Cori Gauff (USA) by 3- They lost 6, 4-6.
Gauff, who won his second win in his 13th head-to-head match against Świętek and advanced to the quarterfinals without a loss, said, “I feel great. I knew our record, but I was very confident. It was great tennis.” I think I was able to do it,” he said.
Świętek, on the other hand, lost her position as world No. 1 for the year to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. To advance to the semifinals, Gauff must defeat Jessica Pegula (USA) in her next match, and Gauff must defeat Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic).
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