Last Updated: October 26, 2023, 02:30 IST
ZHUHAI, China: Second-seeded Madison Keys was eliminated from the WTA Elite Trophy after shedding her second round-robin match, a 6-3, 7-6 (3) defeat to Caroline Garcia on Wednesday.
After being upset in her opening match towards eighth-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia on Tuesday, the American participant needed to win towards No. 20-ranked Garcia to maintain her semifinal hopes alive.
But regardless of Keys firing six aces, the ninth-seeded Frenchwoman pressured the one break of serve within the match to clinch the primary set. Garcia then held her nerve by a tighter second set to seal her first win over the Eleventh-ranked Keys since a Fed Cup playoff in 2014.
Garcia performs Haddad Maia on Friday in a straight shootout to win the Camellia group and advance to the semifinals.
Top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova’s hopes of advancing took a dent after shedding to Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 1-6, 6-1.
In a see-saw match the place neither participant may assert themselves for lengthy intervals, Kasatkina wrestled again momentum within the decider and reeled off six of the ultimate seven video games to clinch the match.
The sixth-seeded Russian subsequent performs Magda Linette, who misplaced to Krejcikova in her opening match, on Friday understanding a win will ger her into the semifinals. If Linette wins, the semifinal spot will probably be determined by units or video games gained between the three gamers.
Also, top-ranked Chinese participant Zheng Qinwen outlasted Tenth-seeded Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 within the opening match within the Orchid group.
The 12-player match is the primary postseason occasion on the ladies’s tour. It options the 11 highest-ranked singles gamers who didn’t qualify for the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico, which will probably be held subsequent month. Zhu Lin, ranked thirty seventh, is the ultimate entry as a wild-card.
Players are divided into 4 teams of three gamers with the winner of every group advancing to the semi-finals on Saturday. The ultimate is scheduled for Sunday.
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