Coco Gauff (WTA 3) won the WTA Finals for the first time. The 20-year-old American won 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7/2) ahead of Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng (7) in the final in Riyadh. She thus pocketed a check for some 4.8 million dollars.
The winner of the US Open 2023 and finalist of Roland-Garros 2022 reversed a very compromised situation in this part. She thus found herself trailing 6-3 3-1, then 5-3 in the decisive set. But Qinwen Zheng, who even served for the title at 5-4 in the third set, was unable to deal the blow.
Already crowned in Auckland and Beijing in 2024, Coco Gauff offers her eighth title on the main circuit after coming two points from defeat, the second most important after her Grand Slam triumph in New York. A great culmination to a season in which she did not achieve the major feat hoped for.
The 20-year-old American didn’t steal anything in this tournament, where she suffered an inconsequential defeat against Barbora Krejcikova on the 3rd day of the Round Robin when she already had her ticket for the semi-finals in her pocket . In particular, she beat the two best players in the world in Riyadh, Iga Swiatek (2) in the group stage and Aryna Sabalenka (1) in the semi-finals. Enough to whet your appetite when preparing for the 2025 financial year.
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