The world’s No. 1 women’s tennis player will go for an elusive title against an opponent in the midst of a stunning run to close the 2025 season at the WTA Finals. Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina each advanced past the semifinal round of the WTA’s lucrative year-end event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, Nov. 7 and will face one another in the championship match on Saturday.
Sabalenka beat American Amanda Anisimova in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, in a rematch of the 2025 U.S. Open final Sabalenka also won. Rybakina authored a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win to oust American Jessica Pegula in Friday’s first women’s singles semifinal match. Both Sabalenka and Rybakina are attempting to win their first WTA Finals title.
Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, was the last player to qualify and the No. 6 seed will enter Saturday with a 10-match winning streak, including three consecutive victories over higher-seeded opponents at the WTA Finals. The Kazakhstan native has already beat No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek and Anisimova this week.
Here are highlights from Sabalenka’s win over Anisimova and Rybakina’s win over Pegula, as well as the WTA Finals schedule ahead of Saturday’s championship match:
WTA Finals championship schedule, TV and live streaming
The WTA Finals championship match featuring No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Nov. 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia beginning at 11 a.m. ET. The match will be broadcast on the Tennis Channel and can be live streamed via Fubo.
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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Amanda Anisimova WTA Finals highlights
Elena Rybakina vs. Jessica Pegula WTA Finals highlights
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