Australian Storm Hunter and Belgian Elise Mertens are by way of to the semifinals on the WTA Finals after having fun with an undefeated run within the group stage.

The pair claimed their third and ultimate group-stage match in opposition to the American-Dutch mixture of Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs 6-2 6-3.

The Wimbledon finalists took management of the match with 18 winners to simply eight, in a victory that sees them end on prime of their group with out dropping a set.

“I’m tremendous stoked, that was a very good efficiency by us,” Hunter mentioned.

“It was actually powerful situations and hard opponents and we misplaced to them a few months in the past, so it was good to get slightly little bit of revenge.”

Hunter turns into the primary Australian to advance to the doubles semifinals on the WTA Finals since Sam Stosur in 2019.

The victory over Krawczyk and Schuurs additionally leaves the door wide-open for fellow Aussie Ellen Perez and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez to progress.

Perez and Melichar-Martinez claimed their first win of the group stage earlier in the present day, battling from a set down in opposition to the third seeds, Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara from Japan. They ultimately edged out an exciting 4-6 6-2 [10-6] victory.

That is the primary WTA Finals win of 28-year-old Perez’s profession.

Perez and Melichar-Martinez subsequent face fifth seeds Krawczyk and Schuurs, needing victory to ensure their development to the semifinals.

Aussies in motion – WTA Finals

RESULTS
Ladies’s doubles, group stage
[2] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Elise Mertens (BEL) d [5] Desirae Krawczyk (USA)/Demi Schuurs (NED) 6-2 6-3
[8] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) d [3] Shuko Aoyama (JPN)/Ena Shibahara (JPN) 4-6 6-2 [10-6]

COMING UP
Ladies’s doubles, group stage
[8] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v [5] Desirae Krawczyk (USA)/Demi Schuurs (NED)

Ladies’s doubles, semifinals
[2] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Elise Mertens (BEL) v TBD