Former champion vs. debutant
Svitolina, the sixth seed, is the only former champion left in the draw after her 2018 title and is playing in her first semi-final since 2019. She lost her opening match to Andreeva, then came back to beat Karolina Muchova and on Friday, fragile Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-1twice in three sets.
Wimbledon champion Noskova is making her WTA finals debut and topped Group 1 after wins over Marta Kostyuk and Coco Gauff. losing to Pegula after holding game point. “Obviously, it’s one of the most important (tournaments) that I’ve probably ever played in my career,” Cech said.
The winner will face either Pegula or Andreeva in Sunday’s final.