The 20-year-old American lost the first set, but snatched victory in the tiebreaker
American Coco Gauff became the winner Final WTA tournamentwhich ended today in Saudi Arabia Riyadh. In the final confrontation, the 20-year-old tennis player in a strong-willed style outplayed her elder by two years Zheng Qingwen from China.
The first set went to the Chinese woman, who, let us remind you, became the youngest debutant of the Final Tournament to reach the final since 2011 – 6:3. To do this, she only needed a single realized break point in the eighth game.
Zheng started the second game with a 2:0 lead, but lost her handicap. Gauff added, reached 5:3 and received a double set point on her serve, which her opponent heroically returned. And yet the American equalized the score in sets.
The third set turned out to be the most dramatic in terms of plot. Here the Chinese tennis player also led 2:0, Coco took the next three games, and Qingwen responded by making the score 5:3. And again, the American wins three games in a row and receives a double match point on her opponent’s serve, but the Chinese postpones the defeat, sending the game to a tiebreaker. But there the fight didn’t work out – 7:2 and a historic triumph for the third racket of the world ranking.
Coco became the first American woman to win a singles Finals tournament in ten years, and the seventh U.S. woman in the competition’s 52-year history.
- Final WTA tournament. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Singles. Semi-final
Coco Gauff (USA, 3) — Zheng Qingwen (China, 7) — 2:1 (3:6, 6:4, 7:6)
Source: Sportarena
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