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Gauff saves three set points to beat Kostyuk and keep WTA Finals hopes alive

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Gauff saves three set points to beat Kostyuk and keep WTA Finals hopes alive. (2026, November 12). The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/12/coco-gauff-marta-kostyuk-wta-finals-comeback-indian-wells

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Coco Gauff secured a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 victory over Marta Kostyuk in the WTA Finals round-robin stage in Indian Wells, California. Despite trailing 5-1 in the second set, Gauff saved three set points and won six consecutive games to clinch the match. Her performance is crucial for her WTA Finals semi-final hopes, which now depend on Jessica Pegula's result against Linda Noskova. Gauff's resilience, including overcoming double faults and receiving medical treatment for back tightness, was pivotal in her win.
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The GuardianThis outlet12 Nov

Coco Gauff secured a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 victory over Marta Kostyuk in the WTA Finals round-robin stage in Indian Wells, California. Despite trailing 5-1 in the second set, Gauff saved three set points and won six consecutive games to clinch the match. Her performance is crucial for her WTA Finals semi-final hopes, which now depend on Jessica Pegula's result against Linda Noskova. Gauff's resilience, including…

Gauff saves three set points to beat Kostyuk and keep WTA Finals hopes alive (this article)
BBC12 Nov

World number four Coco Gauff defeated Marta Kostyuk at Indian Wells with a score of 6-4 7-5 to maintain her chances of reaching the WTA Finals semi-finals. Despite being visibly in pain and trailing 5-1 in the second set due to a back injury, Gauff won six consecutive games to secure the victory. The report focuses on Gauff's mental resilience and physical struggle, noting she produced nine double faults while…

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Topics

American California Indian Wells WTA Finals Wimbledon

Subjects

Gauff PERSON · 6× Kostyuk PERSON · 2× California GPE · 1× Coco Gauff PERSON · 1× Indian Wells GPE · 1× Jessica Pegula PERSON · 1× Linda Noskova PERSON · 1× Marta Kostyuk PERSON · 1× Noskova PERSON · 1× Pegula PERSON · 1×

Narrative

But after having the wrist taped, she returned to hold serve, then broke Gauff as the American served for the set – helped by a pair of double faults.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-13
If fifth-ranked compatriot Jessica Pegula beats Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in Thursday’s final group match, Pegula will advance instead.

Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

Coco Gauff clawed out a 6-4, 7-5 round-robin victory over Marta Kostyuk on Thursday to keep her WTA Finals hopes alive in Indian Wells, California. asserted
Gauff → claw → Wells
The world No 4 still needs help to reach the semi-finals of the elite season-ending event. asserted
No → need → event
If fifth-ranked compatriot Jessica Pegula beats Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in Thursday’s final group match, Pegula will advance instead. asserted
Pegula → rank → match
Noskova has already qualified. asserted
Noskova → qualify → ?
But Gauff did what she could with a gutsy straight-sets win. uncertain
she → do → win
Trailing 5-1 in the second set, she saved three set points in the seventh game to launch a run of six straight games and seal the match. asserted
she → trail → match
Broken in the opening game, Gauff appeared to have seized control when she broke Kostyuk for a second time to take a 4-2 lead, then held for 5-2. asserted
she → break → 5
Kostyuk looked demoralized as she took a medical timeout for treatment on her right wrist. asserted
she → look → wrist
But after having the wrist taped, she returned to hold serve, then broke Gauff as the American served for the set – helped by a pair of double faults. asserted
American → have → faults
Gauff regrouped to take the set, but was soon struggling again. asserted
Gauff → regroup → set
After going down two breaks to trail 3-0 in the second, she received treatment for what she later described as back tightness. asserted
she → go → tightness
Despite nine double faults, Gauff prevailed in one hour and 39 minutes. asserted
Gauff → prevail → minutes
“I’m not going to lie, [my] head was already in that third set,” Gauff said of her mindset when trailing 5-1. asserted
Gauff → go → mindset
“Then once it got to 5-4 I was like, ‘OK, I can win this set.’ asserted
I → get → set
I got a little bit lucky. asserted
I → get → ?
She gave me a few errors. asserted
She → give → errors
I’m glad I was able to close that out.” asserted
I → ’m → that
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