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

Going into the final day of round-robin matches, Sabalenka, Zheng, and Gauff had already qualified for the semifinals. The final spot was between Swiatek and Krejcikova, with the

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.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek has been knocked out of the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia after group rival Barbora Krejcikova beat Coco Gauff to secure her place in the semi-finals .

Gauff and Sabalenka have faced each other eight times with a 4-4 head-to-head record. Sabalenka won their match at the Wuhan Open last month, and the pair split the other two recent meetings at Grand Slam finals: the 2023 US Open which Gauff won and the 2024 Australian Open which Sabalenka won.

Krejcikova beat Gauff to seal a semifinal ticket at the WTA Finals and prevent Swiatek from making the knockout stage.

American star Coco Gauff defeated world No. 2 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday, sealing her spot in the semifinals of the year-end WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Barbora Krejcikova defeated Coco Gauff to book her spot in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals and knock out defending champion Iga Swiatek. The Pole needed less than an hour to dispatch alternate Daria Kasatkina, who had replaced the injured Jessica Pegula, 6-1 6-0 in the opening match of the day in Riyadh.

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.

Daria Kasatkina, who has previously voiced concerns about competing in Saudi Arabia as an openly gay tennis player, will feature at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Thursday. Kasatkina, the Russian world No.