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Gauff reaches Saudi semi-finals as Pegula sent home
Coco Gauff humbled Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 as the Pole committed nearly 50 unforced errors in a group loss on Tuesday at the WTA Finals.
The beatdown in Riyadh in front of what have been paltry crowds of less than 500 as the Saudis muscle their way into tennis puts the American into the final four.
In another match on day 3 of the year-ender, US Open finalist Jessica Pegula was eliminated as she took a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova.
Gauff remained an undefeated 2-0 in group play with only two wins from 13 meetings with former No. 1 Swiatek.
The American last beat the Polish powerhouse at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters and at age 20 is the youngest to reach back-to-back semifinals at the WTA Finals since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009-2010.
Gauff ended with 10 winners and 33 unforced errors.