After sixteen consecutive victories, the champion of the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati and the US Open met again in defeat, dated in the middle of early August in Montreal, where he lost in the quarterfinals to his American compatriot and doubles partner Jessica Pegula.
Coco Gauff, 19 years old and world No. 3, he has a record 22 wins in 23 since August began. Only after signing the Catalan as head coach Pere Riba.
His winning streak, however, ended in a very bad way. In the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Shanghai, at the gate of the WTA Finals, the Masters, which will be held from October 29 to November 5 in the Mexican town of Cancun.
He conceded a painful 6-2 and 6-3 in an hour and 19 minute test against the Polish. Iga Swiatek, 22 years old and world No. 2. The European took revenge for his defeat in Cincinnati, the only match Coco Gauff, which he generally ties well. It was his eighth victory in nine matches.
Swiatek, who still has no option to regain the number 1 that the Belarusian took from him in New York Aryna Sabalenka will play this Sunday in the final in Beijing against Kazakh Elena Rybakina or the Russian Liudmilla Samsonova.
Swiatek will be aiming for his fifth title of the season, sixteenth in a record joined this year by a new Roland Garros.
Source: La Verdad
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