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 defeated Daria Kasatkina in the Group Stage of the WTA Finals but still needs some luck to advance to the semifinals.

Iga Swiatek was brought back down to earth at the WTA Finals after being brutally told her final group match win didn’t matter. The world No.2 did her job by hammering Russian player Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-0, but was still left needing a favour off Coco Gauff to make the semi-finals.