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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The veteran discusses how she's trying to enjoy her tennis journey more in her 30s as she competes in her first WTA Finals in nine years.

Iga Swiatek lost to Amanda Anisimova 7-6(3), 4-6, 2-6 in her WTA Finals 2025 match, which led to her exit from the tournament After the loss, the WTA star

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,