Ons Jabeur and Maria Sakkari earned victories at the WTA Finals.

Tennis General

Ons Jabeur and Maria Sakkari earned victories at the WTA Finals.

Tunisian second seed Ons Jabeur bounced back and clinched victory after dropping the first set against United States Jessica Pegula by 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.

It was just the second win in the past nine matches against a top-10 opponent for Jabeur.

On the other hand, World number five Maria Sakkari comfortably progressed into the last four of the WTA Finals after smashing out seventh-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus by 6-2, 6-4 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Only the top-two players from both round-robin groups advance to the knockout stages of the eight-player tournament.