No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland began her fifth consecutive WTA Finals appearance with a 6-1, 6-2 victory against No. 7 seed Madison Keys on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Swiatek converted five of eight break points and took advantage of seven double faults by a rusty Keys, who hadn't played in 68 days since losing in the first round of the U.S. Open.

With the 61-minute victory, Swiatek improved to 6-2 head-to-head against Keys.

"Kind of (happy) with everything," Swiatek said. "Mostly my serve and overall focus. I was in the zone from the beginning to the end, and I really wanted to keep it that way."

Swiatek and Keys are in the Serena Williams Group along with No. 4 Amanda Anisimova and No. 6 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.

Also on Saturday, Rybakina recorded a 6-3, 6-1 win agains

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