WTA Finals--Rybakina into the semifinals, Sabalenka is close

Elena Rybakina wins the Serena Williams Group & qualifies for the semifinals of WTA Finals in Riyadh

The way she’s played these last few weeks is something else

Staying rock solid mentally & hitting her way through everyone

Playing her best tennis of the entire season

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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) November 3, 2025

I enjoy the WTA Finals round robin play. This is the only time during the season that we get to see round robin competition, and it's a nice change. The third round is approaching, and here are the current singles group stats:

Stefanie Graff Group
Aryna Sabalenka (1): 2-0
Coco Gauff (3): 1-1
Jessica Pegula (5): 1-1
Jasmine Paolini (8): 0-2

Serena Williams Group
Elena Rybakina (6): 2-0
Iga Swiatek (2): 1-1
Amanda Anisimova (4): 1-1
Madison Keys (7): 0-2

Rybakina advanced to the semifinals yesterday, and--if Sabalenka had beaten Pegula in straight sets today--she, too, would have advanced. But Pegula took a set off of her, so the battle continues. Rybakina plays Keys tomorrow--more significant--Swiatek plays Anisimova. The winner of that match will advance to the semifinals. 

In doubles, here are the current group stats:

Martina Navratilova Group:
Hsieh/Ostapenko (6): 2-0
Kudermetova/Mertens (4): 1-1
Errani/Paolini (1): 1-1
Muhammad/Schuurs: 0-2

Liezel Huber Group:
Siniakova/Townsend (2): 2-0
Dabrowski/Routliffe (3): 1-1
Andreeva/Shnaider (5): 0-2 

Hsieh Su-wei and Aļona Ostapenko have advanced to the semfinals.  

Coco Gauff is the defending champion in singles, and Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe are the defending champions in doubles.