Semifinal race heats up today at WTA Finals 2025: Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka & Co. go all out in do-or-die battle for Final 4 spot

The WTA Finals is hosting the world's best players in Riyadh this week. The first few days of the event have lived up to expectations so far.

Coco Gauff is the defending champion this year. She's a part of the Stefanie Graf group alongside Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, and Jasmine Poalini.

Pegula and Sabalenka started their campaigns on a positive note in Riyadh. While the American outfoxed Gauff in three sets, Sabalenka defeated Paolini, 6-3, 6-1.

With semifinal spots up for grabs on Day Four, let's look at the possible scenarios and matches lined up at the WTA Finals.

WTA Finals Stefanie Graf group: Upcoming Matches

November 4, 2025

Starting at 5:00 p.m. local time:

(3) Coco Gauff vs (8) Jasmine Paolini

followed by

(1) Aryna Sabalenka vs (5) Jessica Pegula

November 6, 2025

Timings (To be decided)

(3) Coco Gauff vs (1) Aryna Sabalenka

followed by

(5) Jessica Pegula vs (8) Jasmine Paolini

WTA Finals Day Four: Possible Scenarios

Sabalenka at the WTA Finals 2025 - Day 2 - Source: Getty

Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula are among the favourites to qualify for the semifinals. Since Sablenka secured a straight-sets victory over Paolini, another straight-sets win over Pegula will confirm her spot in the last four.

Meanwhile, Gauff and Paolini will compete in a do-or-die encounter in the upcoming round. The duo recently competed in the Wuhan Open semifinals, where the American came out on top.

Additionally, if Pegula manages to upset Sabalenka and Gauff wins her match against Paolini, the Belarusian will play a knockout match against Gauff for a spot in the last four.

To summarise this situation, if Paolini loses in straight sets, she will be eliminated from the WTA Finals. Any other results will keep the players' chances alive for the next set of rounds.

Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek are set to qualify from Group 1 in the WTA Finals

Iga Swiatek WTA Finals 2025 - Day 3 - Source: Getty

Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Madison Keys, and Amanda Anisimova are a part of Group One this year. Rybakina and Swiatek are in pole position to qualify for the next round.

After cruising past Keys in straight sets, Swiatek lost a close encounter against Rybakina. The Kazakh defeated her in three sets, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.

Meanwhile, Ansimova began her campaign with a hard-fought loss against Rybakina and then defeated Keys in the next bout. A win against Swiatek would secure her place in the last four.

To summarise this situation, Rybakina has mostly qualified and Keys has been eliminated from the WTA Finals. Anisimova and Swiatek will face each other for a semifinal spot on Wednesday.

Edited by Aman Mohamed