Riyadh: The WTA Finals in Riyadh continued yesterday with the final round of group matches, delivering several intense encounters that determined the tournament's semifinalists. According to Saudi Press Agency, in the singles category, the Stefanie Graf Group saw American Jessica Pegula securing her spot in the semifinals by defeating Italy's Jasmine Paolini in straight sets. In the day's headline match, world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus advanced by eliminating the defending champion, American Coco Gauff, also in straight sets. The doubles action in the Liezel Huber Group concluded with two notable victories. The pair of Brazilian Luisa Stefani and Hungarian Timea Babos secured a hard-fought, three-set victory over the Canadian-New Zealander duo Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe. Czech Katerina Siniakova and American Taylor Townsend defeated Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in straight sets.
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