Overview
- The world No. 5 defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-3 in Riyadh to secure a place in the last four.
- Her group campaign opened with a 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff before a three-set loss to Aryna Sabalenka.
- The Paolini result was her first straight-sets win in months after a stretch of three-set matches.
- Pegula said her serve clicked and that she was aggressive at key moments in the match.
- She described this year's event as unusually deep in quality, and this marks her second career WTA Finals semifinal.