RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka earned a third straight group-stage win at the WTA Finals by beating Coco Gauff, 7-6 (5), 6-2, on Thursday, Nov. 6, eliminating her American opponent from the tournament in the process. Sabalenka 's win means Jessica Pegula advanced to...
WUHAN, China (AP) — Coco Gauff reeled off four straight games to beat Jessica Pegula, 6-4, 7-5, and win the Wuhan Open on Sunday. Oct. 12, in all-American final. The 21-year-old Gauff won her second title of the year, having won the French Open on clay, and she now has 11 career titles. The...
BEIJING (AP) — Defending champion Coco Gauff reached the semifinals of the China Open for the third straight year after beating hard-hitting Eva Lys, 6-3, 6-4, on Thursday, Oct. 2. The second-seeded American was troubled on her serve and conceded seven break-point chances in Beijing. But Lys, a...
MONTREAL (AP) — Coco Gauff made a winning return to competition on Tuesday night, July 29, even though some old serving woes came back with her. Gauff had to overcome 23 double-faults to win for the first time since the French Open final, outlasting fellow American Danielle Collins, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6...
LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka joked that she 'd love it if the upsets at Wimbledon would stop, which makes sense, given that she is ranked No. 1. She 's also the only one of the five top-seeded women still in the bracket after No. 4 Jasmine Paolini, last year 's runner-up, followed...
LONDON (AP) — There was three-time Grand Slam finalist and No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, outplayed over five sets in a first-round loss at Wimbledon to 72nd-ranked Arthur Rinderknech, who entered Tuesday, July 1, with a 1-4 career record at the All England Club and zero trips past the third round...
PARIS (AP) — Loïs Boisson never had played at the French Open, let alone in the biggest arena at Roland-Garros. Nothing fazed the French wild-card entry and now she is in the quarterfinals. Boisson, ranked just 361st, threw her head back and roared after beating No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula, 3-6,...
ROME (AP) — There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the conclave to elect a new pope. With the Italian Open starting this week just up the road, tennis players Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek both said they will...
Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among 20 leading tennis players who signed a letter sent to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments seeking more prize money and a greater say in what they called “decisions that directly impact us.” Serbia's Novak Djokovic...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Coco Gauff shrugged her right shoulder and chuckled a bit Monday at the notion that she seems to illicit concern from others when she goes through a two- or three-match losing streak — a rough patch in the course of a long season. “Sometimes when I don’t do well,...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff's retooled forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open. The unforced errors just kept accumulating, and so did the double-faults and break points, often followed by a palm placed over her eyes or a slap to a...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday, Jan. 19, with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round. Coco Gauff of the US returns a shot from Belinda Bencic...
