WTA Finals Semis Matches Include Coco Gauff vs. Jessica Pegula, and Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek

Coco Gauff of United States and Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic pose at the net before their match during day 6 of the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun 2023 part of the Hologic WTA Tour in Cancun, Mexico, on Nov. 3, 2023. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

CANCUN, Mexico—Coco Gauff overcame 17 double-faults and came back after being a game away from elimination at the WTA Finals on Friday, eventually moving into the semifinals after pulling out a 5–7, 7–6 (4), 6–3 victory over Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in a round-robin match.

“Mental toughness is the biggest thing I’m pleased with,” Gauff said. “That was a tough match. She’s not an easy player. Not easy conditions. And I stayed in there, every point, just fighting.”