Overview
- Coco Gauff sits 1-1 in her round-robin group and must defeat Marta Kostyuk in her final match to remain mathematically alive for a semi-final spot.
- Marta Kostyuk is 0-2 at the event after entering as a late alternate and has shown low serve percentages and straight-set losses in Indian Wells.
- Commentators and former coach Brad Gilbert say Kostyuk has wrist trouble and travel fatigue from a late call, factors that have hurt her form.
- Gauff leads their head-to-head 4-2 and beat Kostyuk at the Cincinnati Open this year, a record that informs expectations for the decider.
- Organizers have faced separate scrutiny after practice-court microphones were found live without players’ knowledge and the WTA has apologised.