Overview
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-1 in their round-robin opener in Riyadh.
- Losing in straight sets immediately harms Paolini’s semifinal chances because sets won factor into tiebreaks.
- Sabalenka has extended her run over Paolini to five consecutive wins and leads their head-to-head 6-2.
- Paolini plays Coco Gauff on Tuesday, November 4, after Gauff lost to Jessica Pegula in her first match; the start time is to be announced.
- All WTA Finals matches are available free on SuperTennis and SuperTennix, with coverage also on Sky Sport, Sky Go and NOW, and round-robin wins pay $355,000.