Tennis: Iga Świątek beaten by Coco Gauff at WTA Finals

Poland's Iga Świątek lost to American Coco Gauff in straight sets in her second match at the season-ending WTA Finals tennis tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Polish tennis player Iga Świątek in action at the 2024 WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Photo: PAP/Marcin Cholewiński

The Polish world No. 2 was defeated 3-6, 4-6 by the third-seeded American at the eight-player event in the Middle East on Tuesday.

Coco Gauff dziś lepsza od Igi Świątek. Amerykanka poprawiła bilans meczów z Polką na 2-11 #WTAFinals #WTAFinalsRiyadh
Więcej: https://t.co/D4HGzCHJnI pic.twitter.com/O8aQgpVeqT

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) November 5, 2024

Świątek opened her WTA Finals campaign with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over the Czech Republic's Barbora Krejčiková.

She will now take on Jessica Pegula of the United States in her last group-stage match on Thursday.

The 2024 WTA Finals event began on November 2 and runs until Saturday.

Świątek, who is the defending WTA Finals champion, last month lost her world No. 1 spot to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka after spending 125 weeks on top of the world rankings.

Porażka odebrała szanse Idze Świątek. Sabalenka może otwierać szampana #WTAFinalsRiyadh #WTAhttps://t.co/OB6HHQKm9S

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) November 5, 2024

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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio24.pl