Jessica Pegula Beats Coco Gauff at the WTA Finals. the Swiatek-Sabalenka Semi Is Suspended by Rain

Jessica Pegula, of the United States, serves to Coco Gauff of the United States, during a women's singles semifinal match at the WTA Finals tennis championships in Cancun , Mexico, on Nov. 4, 2023. Fernando Llano/AP Photo

CANCUN, Mexico—Jessica Pegula outplayed U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff and beat her 6–2, 6–1 at the WTA Finals on Saturday in a matchup between American doubles partners on a rainy and windy evening to reach the title match at the season-ending championship for the first time.

Their semifinal was tied at 2-all when the fifth-seeded Pegula—a 29-year-old born in New York and now based in Florida who is a decade older than Gauff—reeled off six games in a row to claim the opening set and lead 2–0 in the second.