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11/05 15:39 CST Anisimova beats Swiatek to join Rybakina in last four at WTA
Finals
Anisimova beats Swiatek to join Rybakina in last four at WTA Finals
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) --- Amanda Anisimova reached the last four of the WTA
Finals by beating second-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old American earned her second consecutive victory over Swiatek
since losing to the Polish player 6-0, 6-0 in the Wimbledon final.
Anisimova, ranked No. 4, had also eliminated Swiatek in the U.S. Open
quarterfinals.
Anisimova got the first break of serve in the contest to take the second set to
force a decider. She faced only four break points and saved each one.
Elena Rybakina, who had already advanced to the semifinals, completed her
round-robin phase with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Rybakina and Anisimova will learn their semifinal opponents after Thursday's
final round-robin matches: top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka plays defending champion
Coco Gauff; and Jessica Pegula faces Jasmine Paolini, who has already been
eliminated.
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