Garbine Muguruza continued her renewed ascent up the ladder with a win in the WTA Finals. The key now would be to sustain this form in 2021.
The No.6 seed from Spain defeated No.8 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-3, 7-5 to capture her third and biggest title of the year.
Anett Kontaveit needed three sets to take down Maria Sakkari to reach the title match of the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara, where she will play Garbine Muguruza.
No.4 seed Maria Sakkari clinched her spot in the semifinals of the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara with a three-set win over Sabalenka.
Top-seeded Sabalenka fought back impressively from a set deficit to eliminate Iga Swiatek at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara.
Muguruza impressively fought back from a set down to defeat Barbora Krejcikova at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara.
No.7 seed Paula Badosa reeled off 10 successive games to defeat World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka on Day 2 of the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara.
On Day 1 of the 2021 Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara, the Czech star overcame a set deficit to win the match in a dramatic fashion.
The WTA Finals 2021 will close out the women's tennis season at the end of the year and so far, four of the eight spots in the tournament have been filled.