Overview
- Elena Rybakina defeated Iga Swiatek 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 in Riyadh, winning 12 of the last 13 games to move 2-0 in round-robin play.
- The result snaps Rybakina’s four-match losing run to Swiatek this season and pushes her to the top of the Serena Williams Group.
- Rybakina will clinch a semi-final berth if Amanda Anisimova beats Madison Keys, with Rybakina still able to advance by beating Keys in her final match.
- Swiatek falls to 1-1 and likely needs to defeat Anisimova to progress, though set and game totals could still decide tiebreak scenarios.
- Elsewhere at the Finals, Aryna Sabalenka beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-1 and Jessica Pegula topped defending champion Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2.