"It is do or die for Coco Gauff, the defending champion, and Jasmine Paolini in the Stefanie Graf Group at the WTA Finals. Both players lost their first matches and need a win today if they want any chance of progressing to the semi-finals. The two last played each other in China during the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open. Gauff beat Paolini before winning the title, her third WTA 1000 singles title."
"Later on Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Gauff and Paolini respectively, will face off. Their head-to-head is more skewed in Sabalenka's favour, the world No 1 winning eight of their 11 matches, including at the 2024 and 2025 US Open. But the American will take some solace in that she beat Sabalenka in Wuhan last month. Can she repeat the feat in Riyadh?"
Coco Gauff, the defending champion, and Jasmine Paolini both lost their opening matches in the Stefanie Graf Group and must win their next matches to remain in semi-final contention. The pair last met in China during the Wuhan Open semi-finals, where Gauff beat Paolini before winning the title, her third WTA 1000 singles title. Their head-to-head stands at 3-3, and Paolini had won their previous three meetings, including at Cincinnati. Later, Jessica Pegula will face Aryna Sabalenka; Sabalenka leads their head-to-head eight wins to three, including at the 2024 and 2025 US Open. Gauff v Paolini is set for 2pm GMT/9am EST, and Sabalenka v Pegula for 3.30pm GMT/10.30am EST.
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