WTA Finals Day 7: Pegula vs. Rybakina and Sabalenka vs. Anisimova | Where to Watch

Jessica Pegula vs. Elena Rybakina

🤜 Head to Head: Pegula leads 3-2 (0-1 in 2025)

• Rybakina d. Pegula 6-4, 6-1—Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Pegula came into the WTA Tour Finals with the higher seed, but Rybakina has been the hotter hand. The last player to qualify, Rybakina went undefeated in round-robin play and is on a nine-match winning streak. No surprise that her serve has been her superpower, winning 80.2% of first-serve points and setting the tone for her run in Riyadh.

Pegula punched her semifinal ticket with a crisp straight-sets win over Jasmine Paolini. It was a welcome straightforward victory for the American; her eight previous were all three-set grinds. She’s seeking her second appearance in a Tour Finals championship match, having made the round in 2023.

The two last squared off representing their respective countries in the Billie Jean King Cup in September—but it’s been more than two years since their last WTA Tour meeting. A reacquaintance is long overdue.

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2025 Tale of the Tape

(5) Jessica Pegula

• Age: 31
• Singles Titles: 3 (Charleston, Bad Homburg, Austin)
• W/L Singles: 52-20
• Prize Money: $4,212,311

(6) Elena Rybakina

• Age: 26
• Singles Titles: 2 (Strasbourg, Ningbo)
• W/L Singles: 56-19
• Prize Money: $3,221,632

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Amanda Anisimova

🤜 Head to Head: Anisimova leads 6-4 ( 1-2 in 2025)

• Sabalenka d. Anisimova 6-3, 7-6(3)—US Open final
• Anisimova d. Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4—Wimbledon semifinals
• Sabalenka d. Anisimova 7-5, 6-3—Roland Garros 4^th round

Sabalenka is into her fourth consecutive WTA Finals semifinals after dispatching and eliminating defending champion, Coco Gauff, in her last match. The year-end No.1 has been untouchable in Riyadh, cruising through group play without dropping a set. A win will put her in the championship for the first time since 2022, with a shot at her first season-ending crown.

Anisimova has had a tougher path. She lost her opener to Rybakina and needed to claw back from a set down against Madison Keys before duplicating the feat in a win-or-go-home thriller against Iga Swiatek to make the semifinals in her first Finals.

The two are getting used to seeing the other in pressure-packed showdowns, having faced off in each of the last three Grand Slams. Sabalenka scored bookend wins at Roland Garros and the US Open final, with an Anisimova victory in the Wimbledon semis sandwiched in between.

Their rivalry has been a running story through the season—and it won’t be complete without one more blockbuster sequel.

2025 Tale of the Tape

(1) Aryna Sabalenka

• Age: 27
• Singles Titles: 4 (US Open, Miami, Madrid, Brisbane)
• W/L Singles: 62-11
• Prize Money: $12,313,519

(4) Amanda Anisimova

• Age: 24
• Singles Titles: 2 (Doha, Beijing)
• W/L Singles: 47-17
• Prize Money: $6,210,577

📅 Order of Play: Friday, Nov. 7

(6) S. Hsieh / J. Ostapenko vs. (7) T. Babos / L. Stefani
— Start: 3:30 PM local (7:30 AM ET)

(5) Jessica Pegula vs. (6) Elena Rybakina
— Not before: 6:00 PM local (10:00 AM ET)

(1) Aryna Sabalenka vs. (4) Amanda Anisimova
— Estimated start: 7:30 PM local (11:30 AM ET)

(2) K. Siniakova / T. Townsend vs. (4) V. Kudermetova / E. Mertens
— Estimated start: 9:00 PM local (1:00 PM ET)

👉 Tennis Channel Coverage (All times ET)

• 7:30 a.m. — Doubles Semifinals
• 11:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. on App) — Singles (Pegula vs. Rybakina, Sabalenka vs. Anisimova) and Doubles Semifinals
• 3:30 p.m. — TC Live
• 4:30 p.m. — Encore

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