Iga comes from behind to beat Barbora

Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek kicked off her WTA Finals title defence with a hard-fought victory, rallying back from a set and a double-break down to overcome eighth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova in Riyadh on Sunday.

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The Polish second seed kept her hopes of wrestling back the No. 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka alive with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 performance against Krejcikova. Meanwhile, World No. 1 Sabalenka commenced her WTA Finals campaign in Riyadh on Saturday with a fifth victory in as many meetings against Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen of China, racing to a 6-3, 6-4 victory.

Facing off for the fifth time in the last 14 months, Sabalenka and Zheng opened the action at the first ever professional women's tennis tournament in Saudi Arabia.

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