Coco Gauff, who recently won a Grand Slam and had a remarkable 16-match winning streak, has deliberately decided to withdraw from the WTA Zhengzhou Open. This implies that she will now take a break to rest in order to focus on the forthcoming WTA Finals, which are scheduled to take place in Mexico.
Gauff had originally planned to compete in the Zhengzhou Open, but she has now changed her mind and is now only focused on the popular WTA Finals, where she hopes to extend her excellent run and win more matches on the global tennis stage.
Coco Gauff had a strong run of performance. The young American was unbeaten just before playing Iga Swiatek in the Shanghai Masters semifinals. She approached Iga Swiatek in excellent condition. However, things did not work out well for her, and she had to deal with her defeat.
Coco Gauff appeared to be having trouble as her match progressed. She required a medical timeout during the second set as her right shoulder appeared in great pain. She continued to play in spite of everything and finally lost the match.
Coco Gauff has withdrawn from Zhengzhou.
After winning a Grand Slam & stringing together a 16 match win streak, she probably wants some rest.
Next stop… WTA Finals. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2TRTPQZCHF
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 8, 2023
Coco Gauff in 2023
LWWLWLWWLW Now the world no.3 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 7th of October when she was defeated by world no.2 Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in Beijing (draw).
At the moment, during this season the American achieved a composed 49-14 match record. The American conquered 4 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
Iga Swiatek in 2023
Ranked world no.2, Iga played her last match on the 8th of October when she defeated world no.22 Ludmilla Samsonova 6-2 6-2 in the final in Beijing to win her 15th career title.
Currently, during this year Swiatek has achieved an overall 63-11 match record. Swiatek clinched 5 titles in 2023 in Doha, Stuttgart, French Open, Warsaw and Beijing. The Pole was the finalist in Dubai and Madrid.
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek faced off 9 times. Their actual head to head record is 8-1 for Swiatek. Before, the last time they played each other, Iga Swiatek won 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in Beijing (China Open) on the 7th of October 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek |
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