Gauff won the 2024 WTA Tour Finals, also in Riyadh, beating Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2). The current world No. 3 won four of her five matches last year, becoming the youngest champion since Maria Sharapova in 2004.

Amanda Anisimova outlasted Iga Swiatek in the WTA Finals to set up a semifinal with Elena Rybakina. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Sometimes, at this late juncture of the WTA Finals’ round-robin matches, the semifinal scenarios can be daunting.

Elena Rybakina made tennis history by reaching the WTA Finals semifinal as she is the first Kazakh tennis player to reach the last-four stage at the prestigious season-ending tournament.

Well, well, well. If you thought 2025’s tennis season couldn’t get any more dramatic, Iga Swiatek just served up a reality check that nobody saw coming.

Amanda Anisimova fought past Iga Swiatek 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 in a winner-takes-all match at the WTA Finals on Wednesday to join Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals and stay in the hunt for a first crown on her debut in the season-ending championship.

On Friday, Rybakina will try to clinch her 10th consecutive win when she takes on Jessica Pegula at the WTA Finals. Going into the match, the Kazakh - who defeated the American 6-4 6-1 during Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers earlier this year - owns a 3-2 record in their head-to-head.

Amanda Anisimova reached the last four of the WTA Finals by beating second-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2.

She rose all the way back up to World No. 2 and appeared ready for a strong run at the 2025 WTA Finals. However, that was not to be. After an easy win against Madison Keys, Swiatek concluded her year with consecutive losses to Elena Rybakina and Amanda Anisimova.

Jessica Pegula did exactly what she needed to do Thursday to put herself in position to advance to the semifinals in Riyadh, defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour. She now awaits the results of Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff,