Overview
- Elena Rybakina beat Iga Swiatek 3-6, 6-1, 6-0, winning nine straight games as Swiatek tallied 36 unforced errors across the final two sets.
- The victory makes Rybakina the Serena Williams Group winner and the first player into the semifinals at these Finals.
- Amanda Anisimova rallied past Madison Keys 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, eliminating Keys and leaving Anisimova to face Swiatek for the group’s second spot.
- In the Stefanie Graf Group, Aryna Sabalenka improved to 2-0 by edging Jessica Pegula in three sets and needs one set against Coco Gauff to guarantee finishing top.
- Rybakina snapped a four-match 2025 skid versus Swiatek and extended her win streak to eight after late-season form that clinched her Finals berth.