Iga Swiatek won 51 of 74 points and broke Daria Kasatkina's serve five of six times, ending the encounter in 51 minutes, which was her shortest match this year

Gauff and Sabalenka have faced each other eight times with a 4-4 head-to-head record. Sabalenka won their match at the Wuhan Open last month, and the pair split the other two recent meetings at Grand Slam finals: the 2023 US Open which Gauff won and the 2024 Australian Open which Sabalenka won.