SINGAPORE — Sloane Stephens overcame a terrible start against Karolina Pliskova to win, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1, at the WTA Finals on Saturday, setting up a championship match against Elina Svitolina.
“I came out here a little bit nervous and I wasn’t quite feeling the ball,” said the fifth-seeded Stephens, who is making her debut at the tournament this year. “I just tried to stay in it. I was very proud of my effort today.”
Both Svitolina and Stephens posted 3-0 round-robin records before winning their semifinals.
Stephens, the 2017 United States Open champion, let out a huge yell on breaking Pliskova’s serve in the third game of the second set after trailing, 6-0, 2-0.