Iga Swiatek knocked out of WTA Finals despite incredible 51-minute victory

Iga Swiatek was remarkably dumped out of the WTA Tour Finals despite demolishing Daria Kasatkina in only 51 minutes on Thursday. Coco Gauff's defeat against Barbora Krejcikova means that the Pole has been dumped out of the tournament in Saudi Arabia.

Swiatek thrashed Kasatkina 6-1 6-0 in under an hour but the tight nature of the group meant that she needed Gauff to see off Krejcikova. The American star stuttered and struggled with her serve, falling to a 5-7 6-4 loss.

Krejcikova's victory meant that she finished top of their group with Gauff in second. Only the top two players were able to advance to the semi-finals, meaning Swiatek was dumped out.

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