RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Coco Gauff received the WTA Finals for the primary time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) within the remaining Saturday.
The 20-year-old American got here from 2-0 and 5-3 down within the remaining set and was two factors from defeat at one stage.
However she took the set to a tiebreaker and received the primary six factors. Zheng threatened a comeback, however Gauff took the victory off her third match level with a forehand winner as she got here into the web.
Gauff beat the world’s prime two gamers — Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek — on her run to the ultimate on the season-ending occasion.
Zheng was trying to full a season wherein she reached a grand slam remaining for the primary time on the Australian Open and delivered China’s first Olympic tennis singles gold medal.
However Gauff edged the three-hour remaining which included 26 break factors. Gauff additionally received their solely earlier assembly, within the Rome quarterfinals on clay in Might.
Gauff beat Sabalenka at age 19 in final 12 months’s U.S. Open remaining to win her solely main in singles so far. She teamed with Katerina Siniakova to win the French Open doubles this 12 months.
Within the WTA doubles remaining, Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand beat Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic and Taylor Townsend of the US 7-5, 6-3.