Sabalenka suffers defeat at WTA Finals

The Belarusian suffered her first defeat at this year's WTA Finals.

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Aryna Sabalenka has suffered a setback on her quest for a first WTA Finals title.

The world No. 2 was defeated 4-6, 0-6 by Mirra Andreeva (RUS/WTA No. 3).

Everything was going according to plan at the start of the match. Sabalenka led 4-1 with a break against the 19-year-old Russian. From that point on, however, she failed to win another game. She lost the set 4-6 and could not claim a single game in the following set either. Andreeva won a staggering 45 of the match's final 55 points.

Svitolina keeps semifinal hopes alive

Belarusian Sabalenka can still reach the semifinals, however: a head-to-head clash with Elina Svitolina (UKR/WTA No. 6) will decide who advances to the final four.

The Ukrainian came out on top against Czech player Karolina Muchova (WTA No. 7). Svitolina staged a comeback after dropping the opening set, wrapping up the match 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.