Before the 2021 WTA Finals kicked off, Barbora Krejcikova and Karolin Pliskova as the second and third seeds, were the two semi-finalists in the Teotihuacan group. Their opponents are just two new players who are experiencing the women's year-end reality event for the first time. However, after 3 days of competition, both Czech Republic players were eliminated. The most disappointing thing is Krejcikova, when she did not win a single match.
Before entering the final round of the group stage, Pliskova still has a chance to compete with Garbine Muguruza with 1 win and 1 loss in the previous 2 matches. Muguruza also won 1 and lost 1, while Anett Kontaveit won both matches and soon won a ticket to the semi-finals.
In the final round on the morning of November 15 (Vietnam time), the two Czech Republic players faced off, while the Muguruza played Kontaveit. On the field first, both Pliskova and Krejcikova showed their instability when coming to this tournament. The preparation did not seem good. Krejcikova won 6-0 in set 1 but then lost 2 consecutive sets with a score of 4-6 and was forced to say goodbye to the tournament without winning any matches. In the whole tournament, she only won 2 sets, while losing 6 sets. The win- loss ratio in the games is 34-38.
For Pliskova, even though she won, she still has to wait for the result of the next match. If Muguruza does not win, the ticket to the semi-finals will be awarded to the 29-year-old tennis player. However, after finishing in the semi-finals, Kontaveit seemed unwilling to lose energy, so they lost quite quickly after 2 sets with the same score of 4-6 within 1 hour and 28 minutes.
Despite the loss, the Estonian tennis player and the number 8 seed - the lowest in the tournament, still maintained the top position in the group. Meanwhile, Pliskova and Muguruza compete for secondary statistics with both wins and losses of 1.
In the secondary index, Pliskova's win- lose ratio in games is 4-4, while Muguruza's is 5-3. Therefore, the second ticket belongs to the Spaniard.
In the semi-finals, Muguruza will face his Spanish compatriot Paulo Badosa, the No. 7 seed, who will also soon get a ticket after only 2 matches in the Chichen Itza group.
The matches of the Chichen Itza group of the WTA Finals 2021 will take place in the early morning of November 16, Iga Swiatek no longer has a chance to compete against Badosa, while Maria Sakkari and Aryna Sabalenka will face each other directly with 1 win and 1 loss.
