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With three spots up for grabs, Pegula sits in the driver’s seat to qualify for the season finale at Riyadh. The 31-year-old began this week at No. 5 in the Race to the WTA Finals ahead of the already qualified Australian Open champion Madison Keys. The next person in line, Mirra Andreeva, fell in her Wuhan opener to Laura Siegemund—opening the door for Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini to shake up the standings by producing a strong showing at the season’s final WTA 1000 event.
Ninth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, looking to make a major push this week to strengthen her case in the race conversation, awaits Pegula in the round of 16. Alexandrova eased past Ann Li, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Third seed Coco Gauff, who is among the five women to have sealed their tickets to Riyadh, rolled through her opener. Gauff dismissed Moyuka Uchijima, 6-1, 6-0, in a performance that saw her fire five aces to zero double faults.
