Gauff opens WTA Finals with gritty win over Pegula
Summary
Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 to begin her WTA Finals campaign with a three-set win. Gauff said she had entered the tournament without preparation; she will next play Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova.Key Facts
- Gauff defeated fellow American Pegula in their opening match at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, California.
- Gauff won the first set 6-4, lost the second-set tiebreak 7-5, and took the third set 6-2.
- Pegula led 5-1 in the second set, but Gauff won three straight games before Pegula forced a tiebreak.
- Gauff, the 2024 champion, is the number four seed and has won one title this year.
- Gauff said she was proud of the win and had not prepared for the tournament.
- Linda Noskova beat Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-4 and will face Gauff in the next round.
- Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Finals because of illness, and Kostyuk received a late call-up.
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