“Disappointing”- Iga Swiatek gets eliminated from WTA Finals after Coco Gauff’s defeat to Barbora Krejcikova, fans react

Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the WTA Finals after Coco Gauff suffered a straight-set defeat to Barbora Krejcikova.

“Disappointing”- Iga Swiatek gets eliminated from WTA Finals after Coco Gauff’s defeat to Barbora Krejcikova, fans react

Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Barbora Krejcikova (via X/Punto De Break)

Although Iga Swiatek eased past Daria Kasatkina, her chances to qualify for the semifinals of the WTA Finals hung by a thread. Her semifinal chances completely depended on Coco Gauff‘s third group-stage match result.

Swiatek ended her group-stage matches with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kasatkina, which she secured in just 51 minutes. The Russian came in as an alternate after Jessica Pegula withdrew from the tournament due to injury.

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In spite of winning two matches, Swiatek failed to qualify for the semifinals as Gauff didn’t emerge victorious against Barbora Krejcikova. Swiatek had defeated Krejcikova but Gauff beat her in the next match.

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Gauff had already booked a place in the semifinals and as Krejcikova emerged as the winner against her, Swiatek got eliminated from the tournament. The American, prior to her clash with Krejcikova, defeated Pegula and Swiatek. As Gauff failed to win her third match, she also ended up being second in the group stage.

Gauff’s defeat means a clash with World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals. Qinwen Zheng would have faced the 20-year-old if she had clinched the victory over Krejcikova. Gauff has met Sabaleka eight times and is 4-4 in their head-to-head encounter. Against Zheng, however, the American won the only match they played against each other.

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Fans react to Iga Swiatek’s elimination from WTA Finals

Iga Swiatek entered the tournament as a defending champion, for last year, she defeated Jessica Pegula in the finals to not only win her first WTA Finals title but secure the year-end No.1. As she will no longer be playing in the event, fans on X are saying that anything can happen in tennis.

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Iga Swiatek (Image via X)

Check out how they reacted to Swiatek’s WTA Finals exit:

The WTA Finals was Swiatek’s first event since her US Open exit. At Flushing Meadows, she was defeated by eventual finalist Pegula in the quarterfinals. Since then, Swiatek, as she complained of fatigue post a long clay season, including the Paris Olympics, ended up skipping several tournaments.

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The main reason behind her withdrawal from the Asian swing was her search for a new coach, for she had parted ways with Tomasz Wiktorowski and wanted to have a non-Polish coach on her team. She hired renowned coach Wim Fissette but unfortunately for her, things didn’t go according to her plans. Swiatek has now ended this season with five titles and an Olympic bronze medal.