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Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka to set up final with Zheng Qinwen

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Coco Gauff reached her first final at the WTA Finals by beating an out-of-sorts Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets. Gauff, aiming to become the first American champion since Serena Williams 10 years ago, will face Chinese debutante Zheng Qinwen in Saturday’s final. Another break, to love, gave Gauff four games in a row but Sabalenka pulled one back in a marathon sixth game, squandering seven break points before finally converting the eighth. She’s world number one for a reason.” Gauff beat Zheng in their only previous match, on clay in Rome earlier this year.

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