The 54th edition of the WTA Finals will kick off on November 1. Coco Gauff will enter the tournament as the defending champion. Last year, the American clinched her career’s first WTA Finals trophy by defeating 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Qinwen Zheng.

Gauff sprayed 17 double faults and lost her serve nine times during a three-set WTA Finals loss to Jessica Pegula.

On November 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Iga Swiatek kicked off her WTA Finals run with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Madison Keys. From the very first game, she looked confident, landing heavy topspin shots and serving with precision.

Iga Swiatek has a WTA Finals title, Coco Gauff has one, but so far Aryna Sabalenka doesn't. She's been to one final, in 2022, which she improbably lost to Caroline Garcia. Sabalenka has been No. 1 for a year,