Second-ranked Iga Swiatek defeated world primary Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to achieve the title match of the WTA Finals, the place she’s going to face fellow unbeaten Jessica Pegula.
By downing the reigning Australian Open champion, Swiatek denied Sabalenka a victory that will have clinched the year-end prime rating for the 25-year-old from Belarus.
As a substitute, reigning French Open champion Swiatek of Poland can declare the year-end world primary spot for the second consecutive season by defeating American Pegula in Monday’s championship match.
Pegula beat compatriot Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-1 in an hour on Saturday to achieve the WTA Finals championship match, stretching her total win streak to 9 matches.
Swiatek owns a 5-3 profession edge over Pegula of their rivalry however the American has received two of their three conferences this 12 months, on the United Cup and in an August semi-final on Montreal hardcourts. Swiatek beat Pegula on this 12 months’s Doha remaining.
The ultimate was delayed to Monday on account of rain that performed havoc with the week’s schedule on the out of doors hardcourts in Cancun, Mexico — together with stopping Swiatek and Sabalenka solely three video games into their semi-final on Saturday night time.
Swiatek was forward 2-1 on serve when play resumed Sunday and the Pole went on the seize the one break of the opening set.
Swiatek broke early within the second set and broke once more for 5-2 with an overhead smash, then held serve to win on her first match level on a service winner.
Sabalenka had crushed Swiatek in final 12 months’s WTA Finals semi-finals they usually had cut up two prior conferences this 12 months, each on clay.
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