Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova upset Coco Gauff to storm into the last four of the WTA Finals at Indian Wells on Tuesday as Jessica Pegula reignited her challenge with victory over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.Czech eighth seed Noskova took advantage of a shaky serving performance by Gauff to complete a 6-3, 6-3 victory in Group 1 to book her place in the semifinals.Noskova broke Gauff’s serve four times on her way to claiming the first set, and then grabbed the decisive break early in the second before sealing victory with her ninth ace of the match.
Gauff upset at WTA Finals, Pegula back on track
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are now vying for the last remaining semifinal berth from Group 1.
In brief
Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova upset Coco Gauff to storm into the last four of the WTA Finals at Indian Wells on Tuesday as Jessica Pegula reignited her challenge with victory over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.Czech eighth seed Noskova took advantage of a shaky serving performance by Gauff to complete a 6-3, 6-3 victory in Group 1 to book her place in the semifinals.Noskova broke Gauff’s serve four times on her way to claiming the first set, and then grabbed the decisive break early in the second before sealing victory with her ninth ace of the match.
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