Iga Swiatek pulled off an unfortunate feat at this year's WTA Finals after the 23-year-old became just the fourth player in the last 20 years to finish the Round Robin stage with a 2-1 record but still not reach the semifinal.

Iga Swiatek was brought back down to earth at the WTA Finals after being brutally told her final group match win didn’t matter. The world No.2 did her job by hammering Russian player Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-0, but was still left needing a favour off Coco Gauff to make the semi-finals.

Even though Rybakina was out for two months, she still easily made the WTA Finals after a strong first half of 2024. And in Riyadh, she lost her opening two matches before beating new world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to finish with a 1-2 record.

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

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.

Iga Swiatek was remarkably dumped out of the WTA Tour Finals despite demolishing Daria Kasatkina in only 51 minutes on Thursday. Coco Gauff 's defeat against Barbora Krejcikova means that the world No 2 is heading home from the tournament in Saudi Arabia.

Most tennis fans did not know what to expect in Sunday's WTA Finals match between Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova. Swiatek had not played since the US Open and shook up her coaching staff, while Krejcikova had only won five matches since her Wimbledon title.

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

And, with things finely balanced in that group, various scenarios could pan out. As it stands. The Orange Group consisted of second seed and defending champion Iga Swiatek, third

Coco Gauff is assured a spot in the knock-out phase of the 2024 WTA Finals. With last year’s runner-up Jessica Pegula already eliminated, one of defending champion Iga Swiatek or Barbora Krejcikova can join her.