WTA Finals: Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff to go 2-0 up 

Iga Swiatek sure looks like someone intent on regaining her No.1 ranking. On Wednesday, she defeated Coco Gauff 6-0, 7-5 at the WTA Finals in Mexico.

Swiatek who is now 2-0 and would have officially qualified for the semfinals wish Marketa Vondrousova took a set off Ons Jabeur in the other game.

“I would say this match wasn’t consistent, in terms of the level,” Swiatek said. “So for sure, adjusting to everything that happened was the most important thing. It took me a while because I was a break down in the second set.

“I’m happy that I could actually problem solve a little the way to win these last games. And the key was, maybe being confident and mentally not focusing on the score, but really just sticking with the plan that worked in the first set.”

“In the second set, obviously, it got more tight,” Swiatek told reporters afterward. “I was happy I stayed focused. I had plenty of chances in her first service games to break back, but I knew somehow I would use one of those chances.”

Swiatek beat Gauff for the ninth time in 10 meetings, all of which have come in straight sets.

With US Open champions Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe securing their advancement out of the group, three teams will battle it out for the second qualifying spot on Friday. Krejcikova and Siniakova will face Dabrowski and Routliffe. Gauff and Pegula will play Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva.