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Fourth seed Elise Mertens was eliminated from the WTA Elite Trophy on Thursday in a defeat to defending champion Julia Goerges.
Mertens had opened up a group with a victory over Anett Kontaveit, a setting up a decision for a semi-final spot with Goerges.
But it was the German – who beat Coco Vandeweghe in last year's final – who prevailed in straight sets, winning 6-2 7-6 (7-5) to top the group on sets won.
The Orchid Group lives up to grabs after Ashleigh Barty secured the straight-sets
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The Australian beat Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-4 to go 1-1 in the round-robin and 2-2 in sets played by Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets in her final match.
"I looked after my service games, and was able to make a lot of returns and a lot of pressure on Caroline's service games," Barty said.
"I think [I went] out there with a bit of freedom. I was in a bit of a win-win situation. I go out there and can play well, play with freedom. If I lose, I go home and it's the end of season. I could go out there and just kind of play my style. "
In the Camellia Group, second seed Anastasija Sevastova kicked off her title with a 6-0 7-6 (12-10) win over Zhang Shuai, who is now out of the competition.
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