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Sabalenka Overcomes Holder Gauff to Reach Semis of WTA Finals
Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula advance to WTA Finals semifinals while Coco Gauff faces elimination after group stage matches in Riyadh.
- On Thursday, Nov. 6, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff 7-6 , 6-2 to win the Stefanie Graf group and eliminate Gauff in Riyadh.
- The group stage was tightly contested with three of the four players still able to advance, and the match was their first meeting since June 7 at Roland Garros where Sabalenka had 70 unforced errors.
- After falling behind 5-3 and facing two points from losing the set, Aryna Sabalenka rallied to force a tiebreak and overcame a 4-2 deficit there.
- Jessica Pegula beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-3 in Riyadh on Thursday to keep her chances of reaching the semifinals alive, improving to 4-1 head-to-head and avenging a recent defeat.
- Sabalenka is scheduled to face Amanda Anisimova on Friday, Nov. 7, with the winner advancing to the championship on Saturday, Nov. 8; the other semifinal pairs Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek.
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Aryna Sabalenka eliminates Coco Gauff to reach last four at WTA finals
Aryna Sabalenka has secured a third straight group-stage win at the WTA Finals by defeating Coco Gauff 7-6 (5), 6-2. The result eliminates Gauff from the tournament.
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Aryna Sabalenka finished the group stage of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia undefeated, becoming the first player from Steffi Graf's group to reach the semifinals. Jessica Pegula also made it into the top four from that group with two wins.
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