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Elina Svitolina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 3-6 6-1 at the WTA Finals on Thursday, ending Sabalenka's tournament and sending Svitolina into the knockout stage. The match was Sabalenka's second defeat of the week after she lost to Mirra Andreeva two days earlier. BBC Sport reported that Sabalenka threw her racquet and crouched at the back of the court as a semi-final place slipped away. Sabalenka forced a deciding set after losing the first, but lost the final six games. BBC Sport reported that it is the first season since 2022 in which she has failed to win a major, after losing the Australian Open and US Open finals, though she won Indian Wells and Miami. Svitolina, 32, will face Czech world number eight Linda Noskova in the last four, while Andreeva plays Jessica Pegula for a place in Sunday's final. Svitolina said the match was extremely tough mentally and that she tried to play one point at a time.