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0 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Coco Gauff battled to a three-set victory over fellow American Jessica Pegula as she made a winning start to the WTA Finals.
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she → publish → Finals
Gauff, the 2024 champion, demonstrated resilience and superb athleticism to overcome 2023 runner-up Pegula 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 at Indian Wells in California.
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Gauff → demonstrate → California
Gauff - at 22, the youngest player to appear at five consecutive WTA Finals since Martina Hingis in 2000 - last competed at the China Open in early October.
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Gauff → appear → October
"I'm really proud of myself for this one," she said.
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she → say → one
"To play a tournament like this with no preparation is something I've never done in my career, but I'm just really happy to get through.
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I → play → career
I was having a lot of fun."
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I → have → fun
Gauff has won only one title this year, when she beat Pegula in the Cincinnati Open final in August.
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she → win → August
Pegula, 32, has won titles in Dubai and Charleston and reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and US Open.
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Pegula → win → Open
She is only four wins behind Elena Rybakina's tour-leading 54 this season, despite playing only one match since the US Open ended in September.
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Open → lead → September
We always go back and forth," Gauff said.
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Gauff → go → ?
"Today the key was just trying to be aggressive, but I also had to run a lot.
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I → try → ?
"My shoes are pretty torn up now.
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shoes → tear → ?
So I'll have to change shoes tomorrow."
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I → have → shoes
In the next round Gauff will face Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, who beat Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-4 in the opening match of the Finals.
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who → face → Finals
Czech 21-year-old Noskova won all four of her break points against the Ukrainian, who was given a late call-up after world number one Rybakina withdrew on Saturday because of illness.
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Rybakina → win → illness
The Finals feature the top eight players this season.
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Finals → feature → players
Against Pegula, Gauff recovered from three break points down to hold for a 5-4 lead in the first set before breaking Pegula in the following game.
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Gauff → recover → game
Pegula won each of Gauff's first three service games in the second set as she raced into a 5-1 lead, but Gauff took the next three games.
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Gauff → win → games
Pegula, who wasted three set points when serving at 5-4, unleashed a yell of frustration and slammed her racquet into the ground after missing two break points in the following game.
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who → waste → game
Pegula survived match point on her own serve to force - then win - a tie-break.
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Pegula → survive → break
But Gauff dominated the deciding set, comfortably winning the first three games before converting a third match point and letting out an emotional roar.
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Gauff → dominate → roar