Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka beat defending champion Coco Gauff 7-6 (5), 6-2 to finish 3-0 in the Steffi Graf group and clinch a semifinal berth.
- Jessica Pegula secured the group’s second spot with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Jasmine Paolini to book a meeting with Elena Rybakina.
- Elena Rybakina swept the Serena Williams group, closing round-robin play 6-4, 6-4 over alternate Ekaterina Alexandrova after Madison Keys withdrew with a viral illness.
- Amanda Anisimova rallied past Iga Swiatek 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 to advance, and a title this week would move her ahead of Gauff in the live U.S. No. 1 ranking scenario.
- Notes from Riyadh include Sabalenka’s tense on-court exchange with coach Anton Dubrov during her earlier win over Pegula and Mirra Andreeva not being fit to sign in as a singles alternate.