# Tennis: World number one Aryna Sabalenka and fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula are through to the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Belarusian Sabalenka beat American Coco Gauff, 7-6, 6-2, to finish top of the Stefanie Graf Group. Gauff needed a straight-set victory against Sabalenka to continue her title defence. Pegula won, 6-2, 6-3, against already-eliminated Italian Jasmine Paolini. Sabalenka has set up a semifinal meeting with American Amanda Anisimova today, while Pegula will face Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.
Tennis: Sabalenka and Pegula book WTA Finals semifinal spots