RIYADH — Coco Gauff became the youngest player to win the WTA Finals title in 20 years with a grueling 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) victory over Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in Riyadh on Saturday.
RIYADH — Coco Gauff became the youngest player to win the WTA Finals title in 20 years with a grueling 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 victory over Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in Riyadh on Saturday.The 20-year-old Gauff rallied back from 3-6, 1-3 down, and erased a one-break deficit twice in the decider, to overcome Zheng in three hours and four minutes — the second-longest WTA final in 2024.'This means a lot to me,' said Gauff .
The American was unaware she had earned a record prize cheque and laughed when she was told how much she made by a reporter.'I don't know what I'll do with it, that's a lot of money. What you said? 4.8 ? I hope I'm one of the highest paid female tennis players this year, or athletes, so that would be exciting,' she said.Zheng is just the second Asian woman, behind Li Na in 2013, to reach the singles championship match at a WTA Finals.
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