Svitolina comes from a set down to beat Muchova and stay alive at the WTA Finals
The Ukrainian, sixth seed, recovered from losing the first set to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in Group 2 at Indian Wells, two days after her heavy defeat to Mirra Andreeva. Karolina Muchova has now lost both her matches.
Elina Svitolina, WTA Finals 2026 | © Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling/SIPA
Sixth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine beat Czech seventh seed Karolina Muchova 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in 2 hours 3 minutes in Group 2 of the WTA Finals in Indian Wells on Wednesday. Svitolina, who lost 6-4, 6-0 to Mirra Andreeva in her opener, will face Aryna Sabalenka in her last round-robin match.
Muchova, beaten by Sabalenka 7-6 (2), 7-5 on Monday, has now lost both her matches. She plays Andreeva next.
WTA Finals Group 2: provisional standings
| # | Player | W-L | Sets | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirra Andreeva[3]RUS | 1-0 | 2-0 | 12-4 |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka[2]BLR | 1-0 | 2-0 | 14-11 |
| 3 | Elina Svitolina[6]UKR | 1-1 | 2-3 | 18-22 |
| 4 | Karolina Muchova[7]CZE | 0-2 | 1-4 | 21-28 |
Andreeva and Sabalenka, both unbeaten, have yet to meet. The top two reach the semi-finals on Saturday.
The win took Svitolina’s head-to-head record against Muchova to 3-1. It also reversed their previous meeting, when Muchova beat her 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the Stuttgart semi-finals in April. Svitolina, who won the Auckland title in January for the 18th title of her career, improved to 25-9 for the season.
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