{"id":297973,"date":"2023-11-02T20:25:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297973"},"modified":"2023-11-02T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T20:25:10","slug":"iga-swiatek-beats-coco-gauff-in-fault-filled-match-at-wta-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/iga-swiatek-beats-coco-gauff-in-fault-filled-match-at-wta-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff in fault-filled match at WTA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has beaten American Coco Gauff at the WTA Finals in Mexico.<\/p>\n
The American world number three felt the pressure from her Polish opponent, double-faulting four times in a row during the second set on Wednesday in Cancun.<\/p>\n
The errors cost Gauff dearly as she gifted the upper hand to Swiatek.<\/p>\n
Gauff could not mount the comeback as Swiatek secured the win 7-5 6-0 as she hopes to take back the world number one crown from Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n
The win means she is the first female player to record 65 or more tour-level wins in back-to-back seasons in nearly two decades.<\/p>\n
Swiatek is the only player to record 65 wins in 2023 with Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz with 64 and 63 wins respectively.<\/p>\n
She will take on Ons Jabeur in her final group match on Friday, Jabeur having beaten Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-4 6-3.<\/p>\n
It was the first game between the pair since the Wimbledon final, Jabeur saving six of seven break points in the first set.<\/p>\n
Jabeur took the second set after she broke Vondrousova at 3-3 and again after holding serve to set up a crucial match against Swiatek.<\/p>\n