Battling Coco Gauff sinks Zheng Qinwen to win her first WTA Finals
- American claims 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory
- Gauff faced 5-3 deficit in final set
As Coco Gauff faced down a 5-3 third-set deficit towards the end of a relentless, brutal battle, the odds of victory were dissipating with every point. However, in her short career, the American’s grit has been a constant resource when all else has failed. She has found a way to victory from dire circumstances so many times. In one of the biggest finals of her career, Gauff spent almost the entirety of her three hours on-court just fighting to stay in the match against an opponent in the form of her life. Somehow, in the desperate final moments at the end of a brilliant tussle, Gauff rose up to topple Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) and win the WTA Finals for the first time.
Still just 20, Gauff is the youngest champion at the WTA Finals since a 17-year-old Maria Sharapova won in 2004. She did so the hard way, defeating the two best players, in Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, and then Zheng, the Olympic gold medallist. This victory marks Gauff’s third career title and ninth overall, her 9-1 record in finals a reflection of her immense toughness under pressure.
Continue reading...Topics
-
Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng Qinwen
Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng Qinwen
Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Coco Gauff beats Zheng Qinwen to WTA Finals title – as it happened
World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka at WTA Tour Finals to set up Zheng Qinwen final
Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago -
WTA Finals draw: Coco Gauff faces Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka plays Zheng Qinwen
Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29 -
WTA Finals round-robin results: Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Zheng Qinwen qualify
Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago -
Coco Gauff sinks Aryna Sabalenka to set up WTA Finals showdown with Zheng
World - The Guardian - 4 days ago
More from The Guardian
-
Trump announces ex-national intelligence chief as CIA director amid flurry of cabinet appointments – live
World - The Guardian - 10 minutes ago -
Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu
World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago -
Justin Welby to quit as archbishop of Canterbury over handling of abuse scandal
World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize
World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago -
Brazil police eye top crime faction after brazen murder at São Paulo airport
World - The Guardian - 50 minutes ago
Latest in World
-
Trump announces ex-national intelligence chief as CIA director amid flurry of cabinet appointments – live
World - The Guardian - 10 minutes ago -
Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines CEO Who Pioneered Ultralow-Cost Air Travel in the U.S., Dies at 62
World - The Wall Street Journal - 24 minutes ago -
Trump names investor Steve Witkoff as special envoy to Middle East
World - Financial Times - 32 minutes ago -
US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after planes were shot by gangs
World - ABC News - 37 minutes ago -
Brazil police eye top crime faction after brazen murder at São Paulo airport
World - The Guardian - 50 minutes ago