Coco Gauff surpasses Serena Williams, Venus Williams feat with Wuhan victory

Can Coco Gauff repeat WTA Finals win?

Gauff is now two wins away from her third WTA-1000 title, following her wins in Cincinnati in 2023 and Beijing in 2024. 

The 21-year-old could definitely use a victory in Wuhan heading into next month's WTA Finals, where she will look to defend her title. Gauff has had a rather underwhelming 2025, having suffered a fourth-round loss at the U.S. Open, an opening-round defeat at Wimbledon and early exits at WTA-1000 events in Cincinnati, Montreal and Miami.

Gauff's lone title of the year came at the French Open, where she stunned Aryna Sabalenka in a come-from-behind victory in the final. 

Four Americans confirmed for WTA Finals

The World No. 3 will be joined by Amanda Anisimova, Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula at the WTA Finals, marking the first time in 23 years that a quartet of Americans will participate in the year-ending event.

The four stars will replicate a feat last achieved by the Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati and Monica Seles at the 2002 WTA Finals. 

Pegula, the World No. 6, sealed her place in the event with her own dominance at the Wuhan Open on Friday, as she beat Katerina Siniakova in the quarterfinal to set up a clash with Sabalenka.

Surprisingly, neither defending champion Gauff nor World No.1 Sabalenka is considered the favorite to win the WTA Finals, with many analysts picking Anisimova, the in-form player, to prevail in Riyadh. 

The WTA Finals will pit the world's eight best players against each other starting on Nov. 1. The winner could potentially finish the season as the new World No. 1.