Iga Swiatek’s journey has been nothing short of a rollercoaster these past few months! The Polish star finally returned to the courts in Riyadh, eager to defend her title after a long break. But fate had other ideas,

Iga Swiatek is oblivious about group standings after failing to qualify for WTA Finals 2024 knockout stage despite dominant win on Thursday.

Gauff and Sabalenka have faced each other eight times with a 4-4 head-to-head record. Sabalenka won their match at the Wuhan Open last month, and the pair split the other two recent meetings at Grand Slam finals: the 2023 US Open which Gauff won and the 2024 Australian Open which Sabalenka won.