Inside the baseline…The format of round-robin can bring up many different scenarios that players are not used to, as the majority of the year when they lose they are out. This was definitely the case for Iga Swiatek, who has become only the fourth woman in the last 21 years of the WTA Finals to win two matches and not qualify for the semi-finals, with that straight sets defeat to Coco Gauff really costing her in the end. That all being said, it has still been a fairly positive comeback for Swiatek and a decent start to her new coaching relationship with Wim Fissette, with the serve looking particularly impressive.
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