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In her third straight WTA Finals appearance, Coco Gauff faced several challenges to secure victory over Zheng Qinwen. The American fought back from a break down in the second set and twice in the third, even as Zheng served for the match at 5-4. Gauff's resilience saw her through each tough moment, ultimately earning her ninth WTA Tour singles title, according to WTA.

Zheng secured her third career title and first hard-court victory of the season with this win, taking an hour and 52 minutes to overcome 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in their first meeting.

The Belarusian second seed was the first woman to retain the Melbourne Park title since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013.

Zheng Qinwen routed last year's U.S. Open runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-4 on Monday to move into the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows

Paris: The loss of one set by a player is normally not the stuff of headlines at a Grand Slam tournament. That did constitute news at the French Open, because the player was No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek and it had been more than a month since that happened to her. The way it came about […]