Elina Svitolina vs. Karolina Muchova | 2026 FAGE WTA Finals Group 2 | WTA Highlights

It's got to give you a little bit of confidence, for sure. Some ornamental, some pretty straightforward. And it's a gift she did not want to give. Svitolina, Svitolina comes undone. And the opening set goes to Karolina Muchova. Lower torso, Svitolina, it's going to affect her serve, which has already been plagued today. Thank you to the pain that she's having. Hey! Svitlina, good way to finish, I'll be right. If there was a governor on her output in the opening set, it's been completely removed here. Here in the second. 10 of the last 12 points, so she has a second try. No longer appeared by these extremities. 11 of the last 13 points for Svitolina means that their third consecutive meeting amongst their five to date will go the distance. It'll be a best-of-one-set format to see who's victorious and who remains defeated in Indian Wells. To that ball and make a play on it. Under pressure. The finals champion emerges victorious. A quality effort to come back for an 11th time this year from a set down to dismiss Karolina Muchova in three sets. Well, she had to dig deep. Not only was she hampered by injury, but she did not play well at the beginning. But boy, did she turn it around in her favor as she produces the 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win. You just turned things around after losing that first set. You exploded. You just tripled your game, came up with beautiful tennis. A former champion here at the WTA Finals is back in the wells, and she means business. You played great tennis. Tell us how you turned things around. Yeah, well, I didn't start it because I wish I could, you know, play a bit better from the opening match. But, yeah, I tried to really... I leave everything on the court and try my best to find the game a little bit. It was not an easy task, but yeah, just happy with the win. You got into the zone. What do you think changed things for you? Obviously, losing the first set motivated you today, but what are you happiest with about your performance? You hit the ball so hard, played perfect tennis. Look at that smile on your face. You deserve it. Tell us how you did it today. Well, I got a bit angry at myself, you know, in a way, and just tried to hit the ball, tried to let everything out, and yeah, happy that I could win those two sets and, yeah, get a win here, you know, didn't really expect to be fair. How much does it mean to you to be back in the finals? You're a former champion here, and you made it to the finals the year after. How much does it mean to you going after that Billie Jean King trophy? Well, it means the world to me. You know, I was at the beginning of the year, really tried to set a goal for myself to finish here. And throughout the year, you know, with ups and downs a little bit, you know, was still having this goal. So for me, it's just an amazing thing. You know, after pregnancy, after surgery, injuries on the way was, yeah, just not easy, but I'm very pleased and really proud of the effort. You should be. Super mom, Alina Svitolina, everybody. Let's hear it for her.