The second match of the singles orange group at the Women’s Tennis WTA Finals Riyadh (Saudi Arabia/Riyadh, Hard) was held on the 5th, where third seed C. Gauff (USA) faced second seed I. Świętek (Poland). ) in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to get their second win and advance to the top four ahead of the third round.
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This tournament is the last tournament of the season in which the top eight players in terms of points earned this season will participate. Eight players will be divided into groups of four and compete in a preliminary round robin, with the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals.
Gau, 20 years old and ranked third in the world, will be playing in the WTA finals for the third time in a row. Although they lost in the qualifying round robin in 2022, they made it to the final four last year.
In the first match of this tournament, he defeated 6th seed J. Pegula (USA) and won his first match. On the other hand, Świętek, who was last year’s champion, came from behind to defeat No. 8 seed B. Krečková (Czech Republic) in the first match. The second match of the day was a match that would decide who won the final four.
In the second match, Gauff, who was suffering from poor service, had an unstable service game, committing 11 double faults, but she had an advantage over Swiatek in terms of strokes from beginning to end. Although he allowed two breaks, he succeeded in breaking five times in total in the return game and won in 1 hour and 48 minutes.
Gauff’s comments are posted on the official WTA website, the women’s tennis association.
“It’s obviously tough for me to play against Iga (Świętek), but I’m very happy with how I played throughout the match. Also, the atmosphere in the crowd was good. It was very exciting. I’m glad I won.”
Gauff, who won two in a row, will advance to the final four, but in the other orange group match, Krecikova defeated Pegula. Pegula was eliminated, but Krecikova had one win and one loss, so depending on the result of Gauff vs. Krecikova in the third match, there is a possibility that they could advance to second place in the group.
On the other hand, Świętek, who lost, now have one win and one loss, heading into the third match against Pegula.
[WTA Finals Riyadh combination]
●Purple group
A. Sabalenka 2 wins
J. Paolini (Italy) 1 win, 1 loss
E. Rubakina (Kazakhstan) 2 losses
Zhen Qingwen (China) 1 win, 1 loss
●Orange group
Świętek 1 win, 1 loss
Gauff 2 wins
Pegula 2 losses
Krechikova 1 win, 1 loss
*Krechikova participated because she won Wimbledon (London, England, grass, Grand Slam) and ranked in the top 20 in terms of points earned during the year.
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