Most tennis fans did not know what to expect in Sunday's WTA Finals match between Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova. Swiatek had not played since the US Open and shook up her coaching staff, while Krejcikova had only won five matches since her Wimbledon title.

In the past two years, Pegula and Krejcikova have split their two head-to-head matches. The most recent one was on February 24, 2023, ending with Krejcikova winning 6-1, 5-7, 6-0.

On Tuesday, Barbora Krejcikova (No. 13 in the world) faces Jessica Pegula (No. 6) in the Round Robin at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara.Pegula is favored (-175) to get to the against the underdog