Sixteen nations secured entries announced Thursday, with two spots remaining in the mixed team event. The U.S. features four Top 20 players.

The American will save her celebrating for a trip to wine country, capping a year that saw her qualify for the WTA Finals in both singles and doubles.

On Friday, Pegula, Sabalenka and Jabeur will all be vying for the second semifinal spot in Group Nancy Richey. For Pegula, that means she must beat Sabalenka, and Sakkari must beat Jabeur in straight sets.

The top-ranked American is now 0-4 in Fort Worth after taking singles and doubles defeats on Wednesday.

Later, Maria Sakkari clinched a semifinal spot with a victory over Aryna Sabalenka.

Jabeur will have 48 hours to rebound from a heartbreaking loss to Aryna Sabalenka, while Pegula tried to take singles and doubles disappointments in stride following a late finish.

One player will move to 2-0, one will drop to 0-2, and two will stand at 1-1 in the Nancy Richey Group after Wednesday is all said and done.

The No. 5 seed reversed a Guadalajara final defeat from last Sunday to open round-robin action on top of the Nancy Richey Group.

The Elite 8 try out some of the sport’s most common phrases with a Texas twang as they prepare for the WTA Finals in Fort Worth.

The 10-year age gap between Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula does not matter so much when it comes to playing tennis together but definitely creates a barrier when the subject is social media.