Iga Swiatek’s journey has been nothing short of a rollercoaster these past few months! The Polish star finally returned to the courts in Riyadh, eager to defend her title after a long break. But fate had other ideas,

Iga Swiatek defeated Daria Kasatkina in the Group Stage of the WTA Finals but still needs some luck to advance to the semifinals.

A relaxed and happy Iga Swiatek is spotted laughing with Aryna Sabalenka after relinquishing the World No. 1 ranking to her.

The year saw Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff finish as the Top 3 ranked players on the WTA rankings. As expected, this trio was dominant at the prestigious events, which include Grand Slams, WTA 1000 events, and the year-ending WTA Finals.

Most tennis fans did not know what to expect in Sunday's WTA Finals match between Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova. Swiatek had not played since the US Open and shook up her coaching staff, while Krejcikova had only won five matches since her Wimbledon title.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Defending WTA Finals champion Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the season-ending championship on Thursday after Barbora Krejcikova's 7-5 6-4 win over Coco Gauff meant the Polish world number two failed to advance to the last four.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek will qualify for the semi-finals of the WTA Finals if Coco Gauff beats Barbora Krejcikova later on Thursday.

Krejcikova is the WTA World No. 13 and has a singles record of 16-13, with one title this year. Krejcikova was the last player to qualify for the WTA Finals and is the eighth seed. A dream realised ✨ Barbora Krejcikova is a #Wimbledon singles champion for the first time, defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 🇨🇿 🏆 pic.twitter.com/k15QgL7Buz

Coco Gauff's defeat at the hands of Barbora Krejcikova has sent shockwaves around the tennis world! The post Coco Gauff’s Motivation in WTA Finals Loss Under Fire From Polish Insider as Iga Swiatek’s Exit Stirs Tensions appeared first on EssentiallySports.