Kostyuk eliminated from WTA Finals contention; Pegula nabs key win
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The WTA finals reached Day 3 of its round-robin format and with that came opportunities for players to clinch a spot in the semifinals or be eliminated from semifinal contention Tuesday.
Jessica Pegula, used a 6-2, 7-5 win to stay alive in the tournament, but her straight-set win over Marta Kostyuk means Kostyuk has been eliminated from contention as she can no longer mathematically finish as one of the top two players from this group which also includes Linda Noskova and Coco Gauff.
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Kostyuk, the Ukrainian star who was a late fill-in for No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina who pulled out with a "viral illness," lost in straight sets to Noskova on Sunday and straight sets again to Pegula on Tuesday.
Now Noskova and Gauff will face off Tuesday afternoon. If Gauff wins she will clinch a spot in the semifinal as the group winner and Noskova and Pegula will square off for the second spot on Thursday. If Noskova wins in straight sets, she will clinch a spot in the semifinals. If Noskova wins in three sets, no one will clinch an automatic spot on Tuesday and both matches on Thursday will decide the two players who will advance.
In case you're wondering, even though Kostyuk can no longer win this event, she will still play her Thursday round-robin match against Gauff. Any round robin win is worth $230,000 for these players so there will still be motivation.
Tuesday's WTA Finals advancement and elimination scenarios
THE SINGLES PLAYERS RECORDS HEADING INTO TUESDAY
- Linda Noskova: (1-0 record, a 2-0 mark in sets W-L, and a 12-6 games W-L markf or 66.67%
- Coco Gauff: (1-0 record, a 2-1 mark in sets W-L, and a 18-13 games W-L mark for 58.06%
- Jessica Pegula: (0-1 record, a 1-2 mark in sets W-L, and a 13-18 games W-L mark for 41.94%
- Marta Kostyuk: (0-1 record, an 0-2 mark in sets W-L, and a 6-12 games W-L mark for 33.33%
THE SCHEDULE
- Noon: Pegula vs. Kostyuk
- Following: Gauff vs. Noskova
THE ADVANCEMENT SCENARIOS
- Noskova clinches a spot in the semifinals IF ... she wins in straight sets
- Noskova advances as the group winner if ... she wins and Marta Kostyuk wins
- Gauff advances as the group winner if ... she wins and Jessica Pegula wins
ELIMINATION SCENARIOS
- Pegula is eliminated if ... she loses and Noskova beats Gauff
- Kostyuk is eliminated if ... she loses in straight sets
- Kostyuk is elmiinated if ... she loses in three sets and Gauff beats Noskova
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Kostyuk eliminated from WTA Finals contention; Pegula nabs key win
