RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jessica Pegula withdrew from her final match on the WTA Finals on Wednesday due to a left knee harm.
The American, who misplaced her first two matches and was already eradicated from semifinal competition on the season-ending event, might be changed within the Orange Group by first alternate and ninth-ranked Daria Kasatkina.
Sixth-ranked Pegula, who was scheduled to play second-ranked Iga Swiatek on Thursday in her final round-robin match, mentioned she determined to withdraw as a result of she was not feeling “snug shifting on court docket.”
“Simply been sort of combating slightly little bit of an harm, and for no matter motive, it sort of actually flared up this week. Not likely certain why,” Pegula mentioned. “Within the few days earlier than observe, it felt actually, actually good, but it surely began creeping up proper earlier than my first match.”
Pegula misplaced to Coco Gauff and Barbora Krejcikova.
Swiatek nonetheless has an opportunity to hitch Gauff as the opposite semifinalist from the group. A win over Kasatkina mixed with a win by Gauff over Krejcikova would ship Swiatek into her third straight WTA Finals semifinal.
