After beating Krejcikova in her opener at the WTA Finals, the Pole delivered a lackluster performance against the 2023 US Open and ended up picking a 3-6 4-6 defeat. Afterward, she was the first to acknowledge her mistake and vowed to do better in her next match.

Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are far from strangers. Swiatek had won 11 of their 12 matches before Tuesday's WTA Finals match. However, it quickly became clear that today's match would be more competitive.

Iga Swiatek admitted that she "felt rusty" early in the match against Barbora Krejcikova but just wanted to stay positive and try to create some openings and see if a comeback was possible. Playing in her first match since the US Open,