For the first time ever, Spain will have two representatives in the semifinals of the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara, as Garbine Muguruza joins Paula Badosa in the final four with a victory over already qualified Anett Kontaveit.
Last month, Kontaveit needed only 49 minutes to dispatch Muguruza en route to the Moscow title, but in Sunday’s final round-robin match in Group Teotihuacan the Spaniard ended the Estonian’s 12-match winning streak with a 6-4 6-4 victory.
Muguruza is through to the semifinals of the season-ending tournament for the second time, having also been this far on her debut in 2015.