Coco Gauff didn’t clear Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka for nothing” – Fans impressed by American beating Zheng Qinwen to win WTA Finals 2024
Several fans lauded Coco Gauff on her victory at the 2024 WTA Finals. The 20-year-old staged a remarkable comeback to edge out seventh seed Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2).
Several fans lauded Coco Gauff on her victory at the 2024 WTA Finals. The 20-year-old staged a remarkable comeback to edge out seventh seed Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2).
Gauff entered the year-end championship as the third seed and started with a 6-3, 6-2 win over compatriot Jessica Pegula. She then beat defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 before losing her final round-robin match 5-7, 4-6 to eighth seed Barbora Krejcikova.
Coco Gauff registered a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Aryna Sabalenka to set up a final clash against Zheng Qinwen. The Chinese started off the match well and a solitary break gave her the first set. Gauff was a break down in the second set but bounced back to win it 6-4 and force the match into a decider.
Once again, the American was a break down but she broke back and even had a championship point during the 12th game. The 20-year-old was unable to convert it and the set went to a tiebreak. Gauff won 6-2 to register a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) victory and become the youngest champion at the WTA Finals since Maria Sharapova in 2004.
Several fans lauded the American’s victory in Riyadh, with one saying that she didn’t beat Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka “for nothing”.
One fan said that the match was worthy of a final, adding that it was time for Gauff to receive the respect she earned.
