Maria Sakkari was the last player to qualify for the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, in a direct "final" against Veronika Kudermetova in Guadalajara. There Sakkari finally lost in the final against Jessica Pegula. The best Greek player in history had already returned the favor the day before yesterday in Fort Worth. Now Aryna Sabalenka had to believe it.

Sakkari won surprisingly clearly with 6:2 and 6:4 and is already in the semifinals before the final group game against Ons Jabeur. "If you don't play aggressively on this court, you don't stand a chance," said Sakkari after her win in the night session. "If I had become passive, especially against Sabalenka, the most powerful player on the tour, I could have said goodbye right away. So I just looked for the risk.”

In the first match of the day there was the next disappointment for the hostesses. Because Jessica Pegual was able to win the first set against Ons Jabeur. Jabeur won 1-6, 6-3 and 6-3 to become the first Tunisian to win the women's end-of-year tournament. The win was also important for Jabeur as she had lost seven of her last eight matches to top five opponents. Pegula, on the other hand, had to bow out for the ninth time in a row against opponents in this category.

Here the tableau in Fort Worth