WTA Finals Cancun: Jessica Pegula prevails against Coco Gauff in the weather chaos
Jessica Pegula clearly defeated her compatriot and doubles partner Coco Gauff in two sets in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Cancun. The second semi-final between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka had to be postponed to Sunday (local time) due to bad weather.
by Stefan Bergmann
last edit: Nov 05, 2023, 08:22 am
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Jessica Pegula reached the final of the WTA Finals for the first time in her career: The American ultimately clearly defeated her compatriot and standard doubles partner Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the hard court event in Cancun (Mexico) in a match marked by unpredictable weather 6:2, 6:1. The game had to be briefly interrupted again and again due to wind and rain.
However, the second semi-final between Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek had to be interrupted: With the score at 2-1 in the first set (from the Pole's perspective), the game could no longer be continued and the match was postponed to Sunday (from around 10:00 p.m. CEST). become. This means that the final of the unofficial women's tennis world championship can only be played one day late and will therefore take place on Monday.
The double group phase game between Pegula / Gauff and the German-Russian pairing Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva, which was interrupted on Friday, is scheduled to take place on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Both teams still have the opportunity to advance to the semi-finals. This is followed by the two double semi-finals.