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Jessica Pegula wins thrilling contest at WTA Finals, Coco Gauff eliminated

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Reuters. (2026, November 13). Jessica Pegula wins thrilling contest at WTA Finals, Coco Gauff eliminated. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/11/13/jessica-pegula-coco-gauff-united-states-wta-finals-tennis?traffic_source=rss

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Jessica Pegula defeated Linda Noskova in a two-hour and 45-minute match at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells to advance to the semifinals while eliminating Coco Gauff from the tournament. Pegula won the match 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 7-5, recording a career-high 16 aces as Noskova suffered a career-high 15 double faults. The report highlights the dramatic "see-saw" nature of the contest and includes Pegula's comments regarding her serve and her apology for live-streamed remarks about opponent Mirra Andreeva.
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Gauff rallies past Kostyuk, but eliminated Earlier, Gauff rallied to beat Kostyuk 6-4, 7-5 on a sun-soaked Stadium Two. After sealing the first set with a stab volley that sent fans leaping to their feet under sunny California desert skies, Gauff rallied from 1-5 down in the second, winning six games in a row.
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Jessica Pegula saved a match point en route to a gritty 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 7-5 win over Linda Noskova on Thursday to advance out of her round-robin group at the WTA Finals and send fellow American Coco Gauff packing from the season-ending championships. asserted
Pegula → save → championships
Pegula had a career-high 16 aces while Wimbledon champion Noskova had a career-high 15 double faults in a see-saw battle that spanned two hours and 45 minutes at the tournament, which was moved from Riyadh to Indian Wells due to the United States-Israel war on Iran. asserted
which → have → Iran
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United → deny → years
“I’ve learned that sometimes the serve feels good and sometimes it doesn’t, and how to manage the days when it doesn’t and to ride it when you are serving well,” Pegula told reporters. asserted
Pegula → learn → reporters
“I don’t think I served that well in my first couple matches and I served great today. asserted
I → think → matches
In the end, Noskova, Gauff and Pegula all finished 2-1 in the group while alternate Marta Kostyuk went 0-3. asserted
Kostyuk → finish → 0
Noskova went 5-2 in sets to win the group, followed by Pegula at 5-3 and Gauff at 4-3. asserted
Noskova → go → 4
The win sets up a first meeting between Pegula and Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in the semifinals on Saturday. asserted
win → set → Saturday
“It’s the match people wanted; well now you are going to get it,” said Pegula. asserted
Pegula → ’ → it
Pegula had earlier called Andreeva “a diva” who “needs to be humbled”, but didn’t realise that her remarks were being livestreamed during a practice session before the tournament. asserted
remarks → call → tournament
In the same comments, Pegula also praised the World No 3, and she apologised afterwards to those involved. asserted
she → praise → those
“She’s fast, she has a great serve, she’s strong, she hits the ball pretty hard, and she’s smart,” Pegula said on Thursday. asserted
Pegula → ’ → Thursday
“I’m going to do my best.” asserted
I → go → best
Gauff rallies past Kostyuk, but eliminated Earlier, Gauff rallied to beat Kostyuk 6-4, 7-5 on a sun-soaked Stadium Two. After sealing the first set with a stab volley that sent fans leaping to their feet under sunny California desert skies, Gauff rallied from 1-5 down in the second, winning six games in a row. asserted
Gauff → rally → row
“I was fully prepared to play a third set there,” said Gauff, who needed treatment on her back during the second set. asserted
who → prepare → set
“It’s the last tournament of the season, so I just wanted to finish it on a high note and give myself the best chance to play the semifinals. asserted
I → ’ → semifinals
Either way, I didn’t want to be sad walking off the court.” asserted
I → want → court
Kostyuk, who won the Madrid title and reached the French Open semifinals, was already eliminated coming into her match against Gauff, having lost to Noskova and Pegula. asserted
who → win → Noskova
Kostyuk, who joined the eight-player tournament as an alternate after top-ranked Elena Rybakina withdrew due to illness, failed to win a set in her three matches as she struggled with a wrist injury. asserted
she → join → injury
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