Jessica Pegula withdraws from Iga Swiatek clash and forfeits £270k prize

Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from her match against Iga Swiatek at the WTA Finals after dropping out of contention to win the tournament. Her hopes of glory went up in smoke on Tuesday when she lost to Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets.

Pegula was due to face Swiatek in her next match on Thursday but has officially withdrawn due to a left knee injury. It means she will be unable to fight for the £270,000 prize on offer to the winner of the round-robin match.

Speaking to the WTA website, Pegula explained: “I’ve just been kind of struggling with a little bit of an injury and for whatever reason, it kind of really flared up this week. Not really sure why.