Gauff & Pegula Facing Challenge Of Possibly Playing Three Matches In One Day At WTA Finals

| by Erik Virostko

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are facing a unique situation at the 2023 WTA Finals as the two may have to play three matches in one day.

The two highest-ranked Americans on the WTA Tour qualified for the year-end competition in both singles and doubles, and that alone possesses a lot of challenges for the two talented players.

While other participants were guaranteed to play at least three matches at the 2023 WTA Finals, Gauff and Pegula knew they will play at leats six, and that number increased to seven after they both succeeded in the round-robin stage in singles.

Now, the two are close to advancing also in doubles. To do that, they need to win their last round-robin match against Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund, a match that was moved from Friday to Saturday due to rain, already after one set of play, with the Americans leading.

However, before that, the two will fight for the final spot at the 2023 WTA Finals in a singles match. One of them will advance, while the other one will be undoubtedly sad, but despite that, they will need to meet on the court later in the day.

Rain Delay: Gauff & Pegula Games Away From Semifinal At WTA Finals Despite Losing Two Matches
Rain Delay: Gauff & Pegula Games Away From Semifinal At WTA Finals Despite Losing Two Matches

That's because they have to finish the rain-delayed doubles match against Zvonareva and Siegemund. Should the American duo win and advance to the semifinals, they will have to play one more match.

This time, it will be already their eighth match at the 2023 WTA Finals, and it will be semifinals of the doubles competition against the second-seeded team of Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens.

Should they advance to the semifinals, the match will be important for the American duo because it will be a direct showdown for the world no. 1 spot as Hunter and Mertens are their closes competitors in the fight for the top spot in the WTA Rankings.

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