Pegula beats error-prone Gauff in WTA Finals

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WTA FINALS MATCH BETWEEN JESSICA PEGULA AND COCO GAUFF RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT  SHOWS: RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (NOVEMBER 2, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) JESSICA PEGULA V COCO GAUFF FIRST SET 1. PEGULA WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND DOWN THE LINE TO LEAD 3-2 SECOND SET 2. PEGULA VOLLEY WINNER AT NET 3. CROSS COURT WINNER BY GAUFF TO LEAD 6-5 4. GAUFF WINS SECOND SET THIRD SET 5. PEGULA VOLLEY WINNER AT NET 6. PEGULA WINS MATCH 7. PLAYERS AT NET STORY: Defending champion Coco Gauff struggled with double faults as Jessica Pegula beat her 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 in their WTA Finals match in Riyadh on Sunday (November 2).           Two-time Grand Slam winner Gauff committed 17 double faults and 45 forehand unforced errors as she lost to Pegula in the second game of Group Steffi Graf.           The match began with five straight breaks, until Pegula managed to hold her serve to go 4-2 up. Gauff saved two set points, but her struggles with double faults in the final game sealed the first set in Pegula's favour.           Third seed Gauff bounced back in the second set, landing five aces and forcing Pegula to stay near the baseline. Gauff broke early to build a 5-4 lead, but committed two double faults as Pegula got the break back to make it 5-5.           Gauff broke again to go 6-5 up and was serving for the set, but committed three straight double faults to lose the game. The 21-year-old finally secured the set in a tiebreak.           Pegula was better prepared for Gauff's pressure tactics in the third set, as the fifth seed found the perfect angle for a forehand return from the baseline to go 3-2 up with a break.           A struggling Gauff could not win another game, registering 75 unforced errors in the 112 points she lost in the match.           World number two Iga Swiatek will look for her second straight win in Group Serena Williams      as she faces Elena Rybakina on Monday, while Amanda Anisimova takes on fellow American Madison Keys. (Production: Andy Ragg)

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