Friday also saw the second final of the Tournament of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Tonight’s second finalist is Coco Gauff, who will play Qinwen Zheng.
Coco Gauff is the second finalist at the Tournament of Champions/PHOTO: Archive
The 20-year-old American player is currently ranked No. 3 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Gauff defeated Sabalenka in one hour and 49 minutes, winning in a minimum of sets, 7-6(4), 6-3.
Also on Friday, Qinwen Zheng got past Barbora Krejcikova, whom she beat in two sets, two sets 6-3, 7-5.
It is Gauff’s third final of the year, having won the first two – in Beijing and Auckland, while Zheng is in her fifth final this year, after Wuhan, Palermo, Tokyo, the Australian Open and the Paris Olympics . The Chinese won in three finals – in Tokyo, Palermo and Paris, writes News.ro.
The final can be watched on Saturday, November 9, from 17:00 on Digi Sport 2.