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CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek earned her first WTA Finals title and the year-end No. She is the youngest WTA Finals champion since Petra Kvitova was 21 in 2011. Pegula called it “an amazing year.”“You continue to push me to be a better player every single year,” Pegula said. In Cancun, Swiatek defeated Sabalenka in a semifinal that began Saturday, was suspended by rain, then finished on Sunday. The singles and doubles title matches both originally were scheduled to be contested Sunday, then were pushed back after a series of showers affected play during the WTA Finals.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, Swiatek, Pegula, Justine Henin, “ We've, ” Swiatek, Petra Kvitova, ”, ” Pegula, “, that’s, Aryna Sabalenka, Sabalenka, Pegula hadn't, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Laura Siegemund, Vera Zvonareva, Nicole Melichar, Martinez, Ellen Perez, hasn't Organizations: WTA, tennis, U.S ., Russia Locations: CANCUN, Mexico, Poland, Cancun, U.S, New York, Florida, Germany, Australia

☆ Coco Gauff convincingly beaten by Jessica Pegula in all-American WTA Finals tie
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Coco Gauff’s bid to become the first teenager since 2004 to win the WTA Finals ended in defeat after she was convincingly beaten by fellow American and doubles partner Jessica Pegula in the semifinals. Fifth seed Pegula took just an hour to complete a 6-2 6-1 win over the 19-year-old US Open champion in Cancún, Mexico. “I managed to get my act together at the end of the year,” Pegula told reporters. Spectators sit in the rain during the semifinal between Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff. According to the WTA, Gauff would have become the first teenager since Maria Sharapova in 2004 to win the tournament.

Persons: Coco Gauff’s, Jessica Pegula, Pegula, “, ” Pegula, ”, Iga, Coco Gauff, Sarah Stier, Gauff, Maria Sharapova, Sharapova, Serena Williams, “ It’s, Laura Siegemund, Vera Zvonarava Organizations: CNN, WTA, Fifth Locations: Cancún, Mexico

☆ WTA roundup: Jelena Ostapenko upset in Seoul
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Wild card Dayeon Back, down 5-2 in the third set, rallied to beat second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in two hours, 13 minutes to advance. It was the first time two South Koreans won their opening matches in Seoul since 2013. 569, was able to force Ostapenko into long rallies, and the mistakes piled up for Ostapenko. In other first-round action, Liudmila Samsonova of Russia, fresh off her finals appearance in the China Open, continued her strong play with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Germany's Tatjana Maria. Another Russian, Kamilla Rakhimova, beat eighth seed Varvara Gracheva of France 6-3, 6-2, and Czech Linda Fruhvirtova topped seventh-seeded Peyton Stearns in three sets.

Persons: Jelena Ostapenko, Russia's Liudmila Samsonova, Florence, Jeong Jang, Sofia Kenin, Jang, Kenin, Jessica Pegula, Viktoria, Marie Bouzkova, Vera Zvonareva, Veronika Kudermetova, Zvonareva, Germany's Tatjana Maria, Daria Kasatkina of, Petra Martic, Laura Siegemund, Zhuoxuan Bai, Canadian Leylah Fernandez, Victoria, Fernandez, Anna Blinkova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Martina Trevisan, Kamilla, Varvara Gracheva, Czech Linda Fruhvirtova, Peyton Stearns Organizations: National Tennis Center, Hana Bank, South Koreans, Ostapenko, Viktoria Hruncakova, WTA, China . Hong Kong, Victoria Azarenka, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Hana Bank Korea, Seoul, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Zhengzhou, Russia, Daria Kasatkina of Russia, Croatia, Germany, China . Hong, Canadian, Italy, France, Czech

☆ Dabrowski and Routliffe win U.S. Open women's doubles title
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dabrowski and Routliffe, who began their partnership just last month, saved eight of the nine break points they faced during a match that lasted two hours, 14 minutes. It marked the first Grand Slam title for Routliffe, who previously represented Canada, and third for Dabrowski following the mixed doubles titles she won at the 2017 French Open and 2018 Australian Open. She really took a chance on me and I really appreciate it and love her for it," Routliffe said during their on-court interview. Siegemund and Zvonareva, who won the 2020 U.S. Open women's doubles competition, failed to convert any of the five break point opportunities they had in a tightly-contested first set that required a drama-filled tiebreaker. "I'm really, really proud of the way that we've stood by each other through thick and thin the last two weeks.

Persons: Erin Routliffe, Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski, Germany's Laura Siegemund, Russia's Vera Zvonareva, Mike Segar, Gabriela Dabrowski, New Zealander Erin Routliffe, Laura Siegemund, Dabrowski, Routliffe, Gabby, Siegemund, Zvonareva, Erin, we've, Frank Pingue, Clare Fallon Organizations: Tennis, Russia's Vera Zvonareva REUTERS, New Zealander, U.S, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Germany, Canada, Canadian, Montreal, Toronto

The roads to the U.S. Open final have been different for Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka won her first five matches without dropping a set. Sabalenka’s 2023 U.S. Open campaign was nearly over when Keys then went up 4-2 in the second set. But Sabalenka fought back, forcing and winning a tiebreaker, then winning the third set also in a tiebreaker. The rest of the second set was close after play resumed, but Gauff went on to win it by 7-5, advancing to the final.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Gauff, Sabalenka, Madison Keys, Keys, ” Sabalenka, Laura Siegemund, Elise Mertens, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Ostapenko, Karolina Muchova, Arthur Ashe, ” Gauff, I’m, ” Organizations: U.S, Madison Locations: Czech Republic

☆ Factbox: U.S. Open women's singles champion Coco Gauff
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CAREER TO DATE* A former world number one junior, Gauff started her professional career on the ITF circuit in 2018. * Reached the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2020 and cracked the top 50 in the world for the first time. Gauff also reached the U.S. Open women's doubles final with McNally. * Lost to Iga Swiatek in the French Open final in 2022. * Gauff claimed the biggest title to date of her career at the Cincinnati Open in 2023.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Mike Segar, Laura Siegemund, Mirra, Elise Mertens, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Ostapenko, Karolina Muchova, Serena, Venus Williams, Gauff, Simona Halep, Caty McNally, Barbora Krejcikova, McNally, Jessica Pegula, Sloane Stephens, Aadi Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Belarus, Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS, Belarusian Aryna, U.S, United States WTA, ITF, WTA, Wimbledon, Parma, Cincinnati, Washington D.C, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Belarusian, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Denmark, Latvia, Czech Republic, Linz, Washington, Bengaluru

☆ Home favourite Gauff ready to derail Sabalenka in US Open final
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Belarusian won the Australian Open to kick off a superb 2023, beat Gauff en route to the Indian Wells final and defeated Iga Swiatek in the Madrid title match. "Going into this final, I think I just have to focus on myself and prepare myself for another fight. "," said Sabalenka, who reached the semi-finals in the previous two editions of the tournament. "I have been focusing more on myself and my expectations of myself," said Gauff, who vowed to hold her head high regardless of the outcome on Saturday. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Karolina Muchova, Mike Segar, Arthur Ashe, Sabalenka, Gauff, I'm, Will, Iga Swiatek, Roland Garros, Keys, Daria Kasatkina, Zheng Qinwen, Barack Obama, Michelle, Ashe, Laura Siegemund, Caroline Wozniacki, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: Tennis, Czech, U.S, Belarusian, Indian Wells, Wimbledon, Madison Keys, Poland's, D.C, Australian, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Madrid, New York, Washington, Cincinnati, Flushing Meadows

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev felt he had to react when he heard a fan use language from Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime during his U.S. Open match. That made the ejection of the Zverev fan — who was not arrested — an easy decision. Less clear is a situation like the Djokovic fan, whose behavior is normal at a basketball or football game, where spectators don't hold their applause until play has stopped. “Again, if the rule one day is going to change, I’m not going to argue against this anymore, because that’s the rule,” Medvedev said. It’s the rule.”Tiafoe advocates tennis encouraging fans to cheer and move around freely, like team sports.

Persons: — Alexander Zverev, Adolf Hitler's Nazi, Zverev, “, ” Zverev, Novak Djokovic's, Taylor Fritz, Djokovic, ” Djokovic, You’ve, ”, Arthur Ashe, Victoria Azarenka, ” Frances Tiafoe, It's, Daniil Medvedev, Laura Siegemund, Coco Gauff, Medvedev, I’m, ” Medvedev, Azarenka Organizations: U.S, U.S ., Labor, Azarenka Locations: Miami, South, ”

☆ Gauff downs fellow teen Andreeva to reach U.S. Open third round
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 30, 2023 Coco Gauff of the U.S. in action during her second round match against Russia's Mirra Andreeva REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - American sixth seed Coco Gauff delivered a convincing 6-3 6-2 win over Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday in a battle of teenage talents to reach the third round of the U.S. Open. The 19-year-old Gauff said she took a more aggressive approach into her second meeting with Andreeva after having to rally back to beat the Russian in three sets at this year's French Open. Andreeva, 16, has relished the Grand Slam stage in her debut season on tour having reached the third round at the French Open and fourth round at Wimbledon but was not able to conjure up similar magic in New York. Up next for Gauff will be a clash with Belgian 32nd seed Elise Mertens, who was a 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1 winner over American Danielle Collins in a match that lasted nearly three hours. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Russia's Mirra Andreeva, Mike Segar, Andreeva, Arthur Ashe, Gauff, I've, Laura Siegemund, Elise Mertens, Danielle Collins, Frank Pingue, Toby Davis Organizations: Tennis, Russia's Mirra Andreeva REUTERS, Russia's, U.S ., Wimbledon, Belgian, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, American, Washington, Cincinnati, New York, Toronto

☆ Coco Gauff survives US Open scare as Barack and Michelle Obama watch on in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Coco Guaff survived a minor scare in her first-round match at this year’s US Open in front of an A-list crowd in New York. Barack and Michelle Obama joined the likes of tennis great Billie Jean King, fashion designer Anna Wintour and US ski icon Lindsey Vonn in watching Gauff progress into the next round. “I actually just met [the Obamas] right before I came in here,” Gauff told reporters after her win, according to the WTA. I think I’m going to never forget that moment for the rest of my life.”Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attend the match between Gauff and Laura Siegemund. She fights to the end and that’s what she did today,” Gauff told reporters, after a fiery encounter where both players clashed with the umpire over the time each was taking between points.

Persons: Coco Guaff, Laura Siegemund, Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King, Anna Wintour, Lindsey Vonn, “, ” Gauff, “ I’ve, Obama, ” Barack Obama, Lev Radin, Gauff, Arthur Ashe, deservedly, Laura, she’s Organizations: CNN, German, WTA, Anadolu Agency, Getty Locations: New York, Flushing Meadows, Gauff

☆ Gauff survives Siegemund test to advance at US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Aug 28, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Coco Gauff of the United States serves against Laura Siegemund of Germany (not pictured) on day one of the 2023 US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The American 19-year-old took control in the third set, racing out to a 3-0 lead and defusing Siegemund's net attack with some lovely lobs. Siegemund was handed a point penalty on game point to give Gauff a 5-1 lead, a decision she disagreed with, telling the umpire that Gauff was playing "extremely fast" as boos rained down on her. Siegemund refused to go away and broke to cut the lead to 5-3 with the help of three double faults by Gauff. "It was a tough match, I wasn't playing my best tennis.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Laura Siegemund, Billie Jean King, Geoff Burke, Siegemund, Gauff, Arthur Ashe, Laura, she's, Rory Carroll, Peter Rutherford Organizations: United States, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, USA, U.S, Washington D.C, Thomson Locations: Flushing , NY, USA, United, Germany, U.S, American, Washington, Cincinnati, Los Angeles

☆ Ons Jabeur Struggles to a First-Round Win at the U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( David Waldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She took some medicine, and even though she was able to remain upright and win, it was an obvious struggle. “I know it is tough to play a player who is injured or not feeling well on the court,” Jabeur said. The pro-Gauff crowd turned on Siegemund, who later said she had been grossly mistreated. By contrast, it was all love and respect on Tuesday in Armstrong Stadium, where both Jabeur and Osorio played without any tension. When it was over, the fans sang “Happy Birthday” to Jabeur, who turned 29 on Monday.

Persons: Osorio, ” Jabeur, Louis Armstrong, Jabeur, Coco Gauff, Arthur Ashe, Laura Siegemund, Gauff’s, Siegemund, “, ” Organizations: Armstrong Locations: Germany, Jabeur

☆ Djokovic and Wozniaki make winning returns to US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

On the women's side, Coco Gauff was made to work for her place in the second round. Djokovic, prevented from playing in last year's U.S. Open due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19, began his latest campaign to match Margaret Court's all-time record haul of 24 Grand Slams with a 6-0 6-2 6-3 win over Alexandre Muller. read more"This court has seen so much history and so many battles," Djokovic told the New York crowd. SPARSE CROWDWhile Djokovic played in front of a packed house, Swiatek performed to a sparse sleepy morning audience. In contrast to Gauff's laboured win, Danielle Collins, the 2022 Australian Open finalist, turned on the jets to dispose of Czech Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2 6-0 in a lightning quick 52 minutes.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, France’s Alexandre Muller, Mike Segar, Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Swiatek, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Coco Gauff, Margaret Court's, Alexandre Muller, Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic, Frenchman, Arthur Ashe, Daniil Medvedev, Barack Obama, Michelle, Serena Williams, Swede Rebecca Peterson, mercifully, Daria Saville, I'm, Wozniacki, Tatiana Prozorova, Andy Roddick, Fritz, Tiafoe, Steve Johnson, Christopher Eubanks, South Korea's Kwon, Laura Siegemund, Gauff's, Danielle Collins, Czech Linda Fruhvirtova, Steve Keating, Pritha Sarkar, Shri Navaratnam, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Tennis, France’s Alexandre Muller REUTERS, U.S, Djokovic, COVID, Cincinnati, New, U.S ., Djokovic's, Russian, Wimbledon, South, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, U.S, New York, Flushing, American, Cincinnati, Czech

☆ Hamstrung Djokovic, exhausted Murray look to soldier on at Australian Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Rohith Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The injury has clearly taken its toll on the 35-year-old Serbian, who dropped a set in the second round. "My situation with my injury is not ideal," said Djokovic, who took a medical timeout during his four-set win over French qualifier Enzo Couacaud. So I'm going to keep going. I'm going to try to play and compete with, of course, a great player Dimitrov." But one player who has defied belief in advancing to the third round is three-times Grand Slam champion Andy Murray.

☆ WTA roundup: Belinda Bencic, Danielle Collins cruise in Adelaide
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

January 9 - Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Danielle Collins were among those to win their first-round matches at the Adelaide International on Monday in Australia. 8 seed, beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in 79 minutes. Collins, the American 10th seed, handled Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic in 76 minutes. Hobart InternationalFourth seed Sloane Stephens lost her first-round match to fellow American Lauren Davis 6-2, 6-2 in Hobart, Australia. 1 seed Marie Bouzkova of Czech Republic beat Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 7-6 (2), 6-3.

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