Gauff improved to 5-4 against Sabalenka and ended a two-match losing streak including the Wuhan semifinals and the Australian Open semifinals. Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open and U.S. Open titles, ends the year at No. 1.

The WTA calendar has ended for the 2024 season, with the 2024 WTA Finals winding up in Riyadh. Coco Gauff won the title, her third for the year, in a thrilling three-hour-long final over Zheng Qinwen.

Coco Gauff stunned world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals of the WTA Finals on Friday, becoming the youngest player since 2010 to reach the final of this tournament.

Aryna Sabalenka will end the year as world No. 1 for the first time, 12 months on from surrendering the honor in the final stages of the season.

From start to finish, Aryna Sabalenka was the best tennis player this year. Sabalenka's dominant season was bookmarked with Australian Open and US Open titles, with plenty of winning in between. While she is still competing in the WTA Finals in Riyadh,

The real action comes from Riyadh in the semifinals of the WTA Finals, pitting current World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus against fearless American Coco Gauff, ranked at third in the world. Both come into this match with differing pressures and motivations.

American tennis sensation Coco Gauff ended her season in style Saturday, rallying to defeat China’s Zheng Qinwen to win the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka fell to Elena Rybakina 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the WTA Finals group stage on Wednesday. Sabalenka hasn't been eliminated from competition yet as she already clinched her group. It was a big upset as Rybakina is coming off two months of a break from tennis.

Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in Riyadh

"I think I achieved a lot this season, and there is no room for disappointment, I believe. I just have to be proud of myself."