Gauff won the 2024 WTA Tour Finals, also in Riyadh, beating Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2). The current world No. 3 won four of her five matches last year, becoming the youngest champion since Maria Sharapova in 2004.

Iga Swiatek is out of the WTA Finals after picking up a 7-6 (3) 4-6 2-6 loss to Amanda Anisimova in a match that was a direct battle for the last semifinal spot from Serena Williams Group.

Jessica Pegula did exactly what she needed to do Thursday to put herself in position to advance to the semifinals in Riyadh, defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour. She now awaits the results of Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff,

The 2025 WTA Tour Finals began November 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the top eight singles players and doubles pairs in the world battling for supremacy and Iga Świątek and Elena Rybakina dominating the opening day.

Swiatek falls to 62-16 on the season, while Rybakina improves to 54-20 on the year. Moreover, she has won 10 of her last 11 matches, with the lone loss coming against the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the Wuhan Open quarterfinal.

Amanda Anisimova outlasted Iga Swiatek in the WTA Finals to set up a semifinal with Elena Rybakina. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Sometimes, at this late juncture of the WTA Finals’ round-robin matches, the semifinal scenarios can be daunting.

Amanda Anisimova fought past Iga Swiatek 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 in a winner-takes-all match at the WTA Finals on Wednesday to join Elena Rybakina in the semifinals.