Ons Jabeur has made a bold prediction for the 2024 WTA Finals in Riyadh. She picked Jessica Pegula to beat out the likes of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, or Coco Gauff to lift the Finals trophy. She also made her player picks for the semifinals.The 2024 WTA Finals are underway with the Purple Group having kicked things off on 2 November. Top-seeded Sabalenka clinched a 6-3, 6-4 win over seventh seed Zheng Qinwen while fourth seed Jasmine Paolini staged a mighty 7-6(5), 6-4 win over fifth seed Elena Rybakina.Ahead of the tournament's kickoff, Ons Jabeur, in a conversation with WTA, showered praises on the sixth seed in Riyadh, Jessica Pegula. Jabeur said,"Yes. I love Jess. Not just the tennis player but her personality, I think she is amazing for our sport. She is very humble and I love having conversations with her."The Tunisian also talked about the American's impressive turnaround during the year and mentioned her amazing run at the North American hard-court swing, where Pegula won the National Bank Open and reached the finals of the Cincinnati Open and the US Open."I think she is honestly an amazing player. The fact that she was injured beginning of the year and she hadn’t started the year very well and ended up qualifying, I think that’s honestly a miracle. And the way that she played in the US swing, that was so impressive."Ons Jabeur also highlighted Jessica Pegula's "tricky" skills and opined that court conditions put her at an advantage. She also said she was willing to bet on the American to win the trophy."She has such a good game and I think this court could suit her game very well. She has like really tough low balls, I have played against her and it could be very tricky. So, definitely I would put my money on Jess as well."Jabeur picked Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula from the Orange group and Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini from the Purple group to qualify for the semifinals.Jessica Pegula will kick off her campaign against her longtime rival and friend.Ons Jabeur's pick Jessica Pegula will take on Coco Gauff to kick off her campaign, Iga Swiatek to face Barbora KrejcikovaJessica Pegula (Source: Getty)Ons Jabeur's favorite Jessica Pegula will kick off her campaign against third seed Coco Gauff on the second day of the 2024 WTA Finals, while Iga Swiatek will face eighth seed Barbora Krejcikova.This will be the sixth meeting between the two American women with Pegula boasting an overwhelming 4-1 lead heading into the match. Their last meeting came at the ecotrans Ladies Open where the 30-year-old clinched a hard-fought 7-5, 7-6(2) win.On the other hand, Iga Swiatek will take on the 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova in her opening match. The two women have faced each other four times so far with both players having won two matches each. Their last match came at the Dubai Tennis Championships last year, where Krejcikova prevailed 6-4, 6-2.