RIYADH :Six-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek said "karma" might be catching up with her after previous successes following a 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 defeat by Amanda Anisimova in their round-robin meeting at the WTA Finals on Wednesday.

Anisimova piled on more misery for the Pole with a comeback win in Riyadh, having already beaten Swiatek at the U.S. Open quarter-finals in September to avenge a 6-0 6-0 drubbing in the Wimbledon final.

The 2023 WTA Finals champion Swiatek, who captured Wimbledon, Cincinnati and Seoul titles during a resurgent mid-season, was left struggling to understand what went wrong after she failed to secure a semi-final spot at the season-ending championship for a second straight year.

The 24-year-old Swiatek won five titles last year, including her fourth French Open

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