Serena's retirement left a void in women’s tennis. Who is poised to fill it?

Serena's retirement left a void in women's tennis. Serena, Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova are the top three players who could fill it.

The WTA Finals is taking place at Dickies Arena this week. It's a limited field tournament involving the top eight ranked women on the planet. The round-robin format with each competitor playing at least three matches concludes with the singles final Monday.

Serena's retirement left a void in women's tennis. Serena was one of the best players in the world.

Serena Williams retired from tennis. Iga Swiatek is the world's No. 1 player. She beat Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6 to win her first singles match. Swiatesk has won eight titles including two Grand Slams. She is expected to beat Kasatsina. The match took place at Dickies Arena.

Coco Gauff, 18, is the youngest American to play in the WTA Finals since Lindsay Davenport in 1994. She is still the No. 4 seed and could reach the semifinals if she wins her next two matches. GauFF was the first American player to reach Wimbledon semifinals at 15 years, 3 months. She beat Venus Williams in her opening match in 2019.

Serena's retirement left a void in women's tennis. Serena is 0-4 against Swiatek.