Poland's Świątek exits WTA Finals despite win in final match

Poland's Iga Świątek has exited the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, despite winning her final group-stage match.

Iga Świątek

PAP/Marcin Cholewiński

Świątek defeated Russia's Daria Kasatkina on Thursday at the eight-player event, but was eliminated after Czech player Barbora Krejčiková defeated American Coco Gauff in a later match.

CZECH-MATE ♟️@BKrejcikova takes the No.1 position in the Orange Group after defeating Gauff in consecutive sets! #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/XiN0vT7UrX

— wta (@WTA) November 7, 2024

Coco Gauff nie zagrała dla Igi Świątek. Polka żegna się z turniejem #WTAFinalshttps://t.co/FWQoGaU8zd

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) November 7, 2024

The Polish world No. 2 and defending WTA Finals champion began her campaign with a hard-fought 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Krejčiková, followed by a 3-6, 4-6 loss to Gauff in her second match.

On Thursday, she dominated Kasatkina 6-1, 6-0, showing renewed confidence in her game after a two-month competitive break during which she parted ways with her Polish coach Tomasz Wiktorowski and brought on Belgium's Wim Fissette as his replacement.

"Thank you, Iga" 🥹@iga_swiatek | #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/noslPrvGmf

— wta (@WTA) November 7, 2024

Last month, Świątek lost her world No. 1 spot to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka after spending 125 weeks at the top of the rankings.

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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio24.pl