Defending champion Iga Swiatek thrashed Russia's Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-0 at the WTA Finals - but faces ... beat Krejcikova and lost to Gauff in her first two group matches. "It was a pretty solid game. It was a good performance," said Swiatek.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek is out of the WTA Finals despite winning against Daria Kasatkina after Barbora Krejcikova beat Coco Gauff.

Iga Swiatek pulled off an unfortunate feat at this year's WTA Finals after the 23-year-old became just the fourth player in the last 20 years to finish the Round Robin stage with a 2-1 record but still not reach the semifinal.

Gauff was already guaranteed to make the semis, but Swiatek needed the American to beat the eighth-seeded Czech Krejcikova who required a victory herself to progress

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Defending WTA Finals champion Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the season-ending championship on Thursday after Barbora Krejcikova's 7-5 6-4 win over Coco Gauff meant the Polish world number two failed to advance to the last four.

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

Coco Gauff's defeat at the hands of Barbora Krejcikova has sent shockwaves around the tennis world! The post Coco Gauff’s Motivation in WTA Finals Loss Under Fire From Polish Insider as Iga Swiatek’s Exit Stirs Tensions appeared first on EssentiallySports.