Overview
- Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in Riyadh to book a place in the final against either Aryna Sabalenka or Amanda Anisimova.
- Rybakina played with her shoulder taped after discomfort in warm‑up and has acknowledged feeling tired at the end of a long season.
- The world No. 6 is unbeaten this week after a 3-0 round‑robin and has reached the WTA Finals championship match for the first time.
- Reports differ on her current streak, with AFP listing 10 straight wins while others count nine completed matches excluding a Tokyo walkover.
- Top seed Sabalenka swept her group and, if she remains undefeated through the final, could earn roughly $5.2 million in prize money, according to Tennis World USA.