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Pegula reaches WTA Finals semifinals - Gauff eliminated
The American narrowly edges past Linda Noskova, at the expense of her compatriot.
Jessica Pegula (USA/WTA No. 5) survived a tennis thriller against Linda Noskova (CZE/WTA No. 8) at the WTA Finals.
The American won the final match in Group A 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-5, having been on the brink of elimination.
Serving at 4-5 down, she faced a match point but managed to save it. From that moment on, Pegula won all remaining games and converted her first match point.
Gauff loses out
With this victory, the 32-year-old advances to the semifinals of the WTA Finals for the third time in her career. Defeated Noskova also advances alongside her, having already secured qualification prior to the match against Pegula thanks to two opening wins.
Coco Gauff was the casualty of this outcome. Despite two wins in the group stage, the 2024 WTA Finals champion was eliminated in third place due to an inferior set ratio. Earlier, she had put herself in the best possible position with a win over Kostyuk .
