Coco Gauff He maintained his exceptional form on Monday with a resounding debut in the WTA Finals in Cancun. The new US Open champion was defeated by a very strong 6-1 and 6-0 to Ons Jabeur at the end of the first day in group B and with it he climbed to the top of this quartet, where he was tied with Iga Swiatek.
Gauff He showed perfect adaptation on the Cancun court that has generated criticism from some players in recent days and was very forceful in his game, comfortably dominating a Jabeur with no options from all angles. In this way, the American added him first WTA Finals win after going 0-3 last year in their debut.
The American started the match full of energy, finding directions, hitting the ball with great efficiency and making no mistakes. His 6-0 in the first set could not be appealed against a Jabeur who did not know how to hold back the storm of his rival. The second set, in fact, started the same way, with Gauff taking his seventh straight game.
That’s when it happened a rain of about an hour. Of course, far from changing the course of the match, it was no obstacle for Gauff to return after his joyous performance. It’s true that Jabeur won the first game after the restart (the only thing he added to the match), but The American has reasserted himself in five consecutive games to seal a resounding 6-1 in the second set.
In this way, Gauff expanded his unusual form. Because of her loss against Sofia Kenin in the first round of Wimbledon He won twenty-three out of twenty-five games who competed and won titles in Washington, Cincinnati and, most notably, the US Open. They were only able to hold off Jessica Pegula in the Canadian quarterfinals and Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of the last tournament, the WTA 1000 in Beijing. The Pole, who dominates the head-to-head 8-1, is Gauff’s next challenge on the second day of this group B at the masters tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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