Coco Gauff conquers Sabalenka in the semifinal to play vs Zheng – RIYADH RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

Cori Gauff dispatches Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(4) 6-3 in the semifinal in Riyadh on Friday. Gauff will try to keep the momentum against Qinwen Zheng in the final. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the semifinal in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Riyadh

Gauff's Record

Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Aryna Sabalenka WTA Finals – Riyadh

Gauff’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Gauff

Sabalenka

7-6⁴ 6-3
1h:49

81

81

Total points

67

67

28

28

Winners

22

22

35%

35%

Ratio Winners

33%

33%

-- Serve --

3

3

Aces

0

0

2

2

Double Faults

3

3

64%

64%

1st in

68%

68%

58%

58%

1st won

44%

44%

28/48

28/48

1st won

22/50

22/50

48%

48%

2nd won

48%

48%

13/27

13/27

2nd won

11/23

11/23

-- Break Points --

6/11

6/11

Total

4/13

4/13

55%

55%

Won

31%

31%

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After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Sabalenka is 5-4 for Coco.

Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Qinwen Zheng – stats

Gauff will play Zheng in the final.

This will be the 2^nd time that Cori Gauff and Qinwen Zheng square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

The last time that they squared off, Gauff won 7-6⁴ 6-1 in the quarter in Rome back in May 2024.

Live score progression and stats

The American won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3^rd (1-2) and in the 11^th (5-6) game, The American broke back in the 4^th (2-2) and in the 12^th (6-6) game to conquer the set 7-6.

The American converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 40-A and 40-A), the 4^th (1-2 0-40), the 6^th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12^th game (5-6 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Sabalenka converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 30-40).

They contested 88 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Coco won just 2 points more than the Belarussian (45-43). The American conceded 16 points on serve (27-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Sabalenka conceded 18 points on serve (27-18).

Gauff won the set after she broke Aryna 4 times in the 3^rd (2-1), in the 5^th (4-1), in the 7^th (5-2) and in the 9^th (6-3) game. Sabalenka tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 8^th (5-3) game. However, the American kept the situation under control to win the set 6-3.

Coco failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.

The American converted 80% of her break points (4/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2^nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 5^th (3-1 0-40), the 6^th (4-2 0-40) and the 9^th game (5-3 30-40). In addition on the other side, the Belarussian converted 22% of her break points (2/9). She had her opportunities in the 6^th (1-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8^th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 57 points. Gauff won 13 points more than Sabalenka (35-22). Gauff conceded 17 points on serve (18-17). Regarding the other side of the net, Sabalenka conceded 17 points on serve (5-17).

Tennis Scores in Riyadh

• Qinwen ZhengZheng – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (6-3 7-5)
• Cori GauffGauff – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (7-6⁴ 6-3)

Upcoming matches

• Cori GauffGauff – Qinwen ZhengZheng (1-0) – H2H details and stats