Pegula has withdrawn from the WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF due to a nagging left knee injury. She will be replaced in the Orange Group by the first alternate and World No. 9 Daria Kasatkina.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - American sixth seed Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Riyadh with a left knee injury, the tournament announced on Nov 6. A runner-up at the WTA Finals in 2023, Pegula lost her opening two matches in Saudi Arabia in straight sets and had no chance of advancing to the semi-finals.

In the past two years, Pegula and Krejcikova have split their two head-to-head matches. The most recent one was on February 24, 2023, ending with Krejcikova winning 6-1, 5-7, 6-0.

On Thursday, Iga Swiatek (No. 2 in the world) meets Jessica Pegula (No. 6) in the Round Robin at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara.In Swiatek’s most recent competition, she was defeated by

However, Gauff has played at a much higher level since the US Open and shaking up her coaching staff. On Sunday, Gauff defeated Pegula in straight sets during their Group Stage match at the WTA Finals: 6-3, 6-2.

On Tuesday, Barbora Krejcikova (No. 13 in the world) faces Jessica Pegula (No. 6) in the Round Robin at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara.Pegula is favored (-175) to get to the against the underdog