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Pegula Reaches WTA Finals Semifinals With Straight-Sets Win Over Paolini

She next faces Elena Rybakina, a 3-0 group winner she leads 3-2 head-to-head.

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.