The semifinals are set for the @WTA Finals! 👀 pic.twitter.com/H2ygbWZign
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) November 6, 2025
Today, world number 1 and top seed Aryna Sabalenka booked her spot in the WTA Finals in Riyahd when she defeated defending champion Coco Gauff 7-6, 6-2. Gauff led through most of the first set, but Sabalenka caught up and took the set in a tiebreak.
Also advancing to the semifinals today was 5th seed Jessica Pegula, who defeated 8th seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-3. Paolini, along with Madison Keys and Mirra Andreeva, have has been dealing with a viral illness all week. Keys, in fact, withdrew yesterday from what was, for her, a dead rubber. And Andreeva--a competitor in doubles but an alternate in singles--passed on her chance to play singles when Keys withdrew. The scores in both singles and doubles reflect--at least to some extent--how bad these players were feeling.
Here are the final round robin stats:
Stefanie Graf Group
Aryna Sabalenk (1): 3-0
Jessica Pegula (5): 2-1
Coco Gauff (3): 1-2
Jasmine Paolini (8): 0-3
Serena Williams Group
Elena Rybakina (6): 2-0 (3-0 in terms of winning all matches)
Amanda Anisimova (4): 2-1
Iga Swiatek (2): 1-2
Madison Keys (7): 0-2
Here is the semifinal draw:
Aryna Sabalenka (1) v. Amanda Anisimova (4)
Jessica Pegula (5) v. Elena Rybakina (6)
U.S. players comprised 50% of the total draw, and they comprise 50% of the semifinal draw.
Here are the final doubles round robin stats:
Martina Navratilova Group
Hsieh/Ostapenko (6): 3-0
Kudermetova/Mertens (4): 2-1
Errani/Paolini (1): 1-2
Muhammad/Schuurs (8): 03
Liezel Huber Group
Siniakova/Townsend (2): 3-0
Babos/Stefanie (7): 2-1
Dabrowski/Routliffe (3): 1-2
Andreeva/Shnaider (5): 0-3
Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe are the defending champions.
Here is the doubles semifinal draw:
Hsieh/Ostapenko (6) v. Babos/Stefanie (7)
Kudermetova/Mertens (4) v. Siniakova/Townsend (2)
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