Overview
- Iga Swiatek swept Madison Keys 6-1, 6-2 in 61 minutes to take an early lead in the Serena Williams Group.
- Amanda Anisimova faces Elena Rybakina later on Saturday, with Aryna Sabalenka vs Jasmine Paolini and Coco Gauff vs Jessica Pegula set for Sunday.
- The season-ending event runs November 1–8 at Riyadh’s King Saud University Indoor Arena with two four-player round-robins and the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.
- The singles field features Sabalenka, Gauff, Pegula and Paolini in the Steffi Graf Group, and Swiatek, Anisimova, Rybakina and Keys in the Serena Williams Group.
- A record $15.5 million is on offer, with an undefeated singles champion able to earn $5.235 million, while Sabalenka has already clinched the year-end No. 1 and Gauff is the defending champion.