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WTA Finals Day 2: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff Win Round Robin Matches

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Published03 Nov 2024

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Cori "Coco" Gauff, whose parents encouraged her from a young age

On the second day of the 2024 WTA Finals round-robin competition, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff were victorious in their matches.  Both Swiatek and Gauff are playing with new coaches after playing disappointing seasons by their high standards.

Swiatek is the defending WTA Finals champion but recently relinquished her World No. 1 ranking to Aryna Sabalenka.  She comes into this event having not played competitive tennis since the US Open.

Gauff is also looking to improve her results next year.  Inconsistent play this year prompted her to dismiss Brad Gilbert, one of the coaches who helped her win the 2023 US Open.

Iga Swiatek defeated Barbora Krejcikova

Swiatek and Krejcikova had a 2-2 head-to-head record before the WTA Finals match.  Krejcikova won their last two meetings and seemed ready to capture her third straight win.  She broke Swiatek in the first game of the match and held on to win the first set.

Krejcikova was up 3-0 in the second set as Swiatek found her game.  She evened the set and eventually won it 7-5.  The third set was all Iga.

Swiatek’s long layoff contributed to her shaky first-set play.  With new coach Wim Fissette, many believe she will work on her forehand which created many errors in the first set.

The final score was 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Coco Gauff defeated Jessica Pegula

Coco Gauff made quick work of her American compatriot and former doubles partner Jessica Pegula today.  She used her speed and the fast courts to her advantage keeping Pegula on her heels.  Pegula was visibly frustrated as her return game was not as solid as usual.  The final score was 6-3, 6-2.

Going into the match, Pegula had a 4-1 head-to-head record over Gauff including a straight sets win last year at the 2023 WTA Finals in Cancun.

Swiatek and Gauff join Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini as victors in round-robin WTA Finals matches.