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.
Gauff was already guaranteed to make the semis, but World No. 2 Swiatek needed the American to beat eighth-seeded Czech Krejcikova who required a victory herself to progress.
Swiatek had produced a ruthless performance to dismantle Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-0 in the earlier match, but it was not enough for her.
Gauff will face World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semis, while Krejcikova takes on Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen.
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