Iga Świątek at the WTA Finals
After almost two months of break, Iga Świątek returned to the world level to compete in the prestigious WTA Finals tournament. A few days before the start of the tournament, she met her group rivals: Barbora Krejcikova, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
The first match against Krejcikova proved to be quite a challenge. Świątek lost the first set but quickly regained her rhythm, winning the next two sets and notching her first victory of the tournament.
The next match was expected to be more difficult, and indeed it was. The excellently prepared Coco Gauff did not allow the Pole much, breaking her twice in key moments and winning the first set. In the second set, both players fought for an advantage, but it was the American who controlled the course of the game, defeating Świątek 3:6, 4:6. After this defeat, the Polish tennis player had to count on favorable results to maintain a chance of advancing.
In the last group match, she was supposed to face Jessica Pegula, but a knee injury forced the American to withdraw from the tournament. The substitute, Daria Kasatkina, entered the court. Świątek quickly set the pace, dominating the Russian and winning in impressive style in 53 minutes, allowing her to win just one game.
