Coco Gauff

Coco Gauff confirmed her semi-final spot at the WTA Finals with a rare win over defending champion Iga Swiatek. The American beat second seed Swiatek 6-3 6-4 to join Aryna Sabalenka in the last four in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The result also means Sabalenka will be the year-end world number one as number two Swiatek can no longer catch her in the rankings. It is only the second time Gauff has defeated Poland’s Swiatek in 13 attempts. “It feels great,” said 20-year-old Gauff. “I knew going into the match, despite our head-to-head, I had a lot of confidence and I…

Coco Gauff's US Open title defence is over after she was beaten by Emma Navarro in the fourth round in New York. Third seed Gauff produced a disjointed performance to lose 6-3 4-6 6-3 to fellow American and 13th seed Navarro. Gauff hit 19 double faults - including 11 in the third set alone - and produced three in the final game of the match to hand Navarro victory. "I lost in the first round the last two years and now to be making the quarter-finals is pretty insane," said Navarro. "This is the city I was born in and…

US Open champion Coco Gauff needed just 57 minutes to beat Ons Jabeur in her opening match at the WTA Finals. Gauff, 19, who is seeded third, won the first seven games before an hour-long rain delay in Cancun, Mexico. When play resumed, the American quickly wrapped up a 6-0 6-1 victory for her 50th win of the season. In the other Group B game, Iga Swiatek came back from 5-2 down in the opening set to defeat Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 7-6 (7-3) 6-0. The Pole, who is aiming to regain her world number one ranking from Aryna Sabalenka,…