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

In under an hour, Iga Swiatek dropped only one game, but her semifinal spot at the WTA Finals now depends on the Barbora Krejcikova-Coco Gauff result.

Barbora Krejcikova defeated Coco Gauff in Riyadh on Thursday to secure her spot in the WTA Finals at the expense of second seed Iga Swiatek.The Czech Wimbledon champion claimed a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Gauff to end the title defence of Swiatek,