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Sabalenka Serves Her Way Past Paolini at WTA Finals; Pegula Beats Gauff

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka secured a commanding 6-3, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini, marking her 60th tour victory this year, officials said.

  • On Nov 2, top seed Aryna Sabalenka opened her WTA Finals campaign with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini, marking her fifth straight victory against the Italian.
  • Under the tournament's round-robin format, all four women in each group play each other and the top two qualify for the semi-finals, with Coco Gauff facing Jessica Pegula in the Stefanie Graf Group.
  • Returning from a late-October withdrawal, Elena Rybakina showed no signs of her back issue in her Nov 1 match, dropping only four points on her first serve.
  • Jannik Sinner won the Paris Masters, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6, and will reclaim No. 1 when rankings update on Nov 3; Aryna Sabalenka’s win brings her to 60 tour match victories in 2025.
  • Amanda Anisimova, making her debut, lost to Elena Rybakina as players emphasised focus and form in the round-robin phase chasing semi-final qualification.
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Aryna Sabalenka serves her way past Jasmine Paolini at the WTA Finals

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka put on a dominant serving display in her opening match at the WTA finals and produced 10 aces in a 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 8-ranked Jasmine Paolini.

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TennisUpToDate.com broke the news in on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
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