Coco Gauff spoke candidly about her hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals at the 2026 WTA Finals after her loss to Linda Noskova.
The world No 4 suffered a convincing 3-6, 3-6 defeat to eighth-ranked Noskova in her second round robin match in Indian Wells on Tuesday.
Gauff earned a 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2 victory over Jessica Pegula in her first match, but her straight-set loss to Noskova has left her at risk of being eliminated at the round robin stage.
Noskova has ensured her qualification for the last four after winning her first two matches in straight sets.
Pegula beat Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday, and if the 32-year-old American beats Noskova in her third match, she will join the Czech in the last four — and Gauff will be unable to progress regardless of her result against Kostyuk.
In an interview with the WTA after losing to Noskova, Gauff said: “I think I started off a little bit slow, and Linda played really well.
“I think she capitalised on every opportunity that I gave her, and I think I had some opportunities but I didn’t quite capitalise on them, and I think that was the difference today.”
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On the round robin format, Gauff added: “I think that’s the fun thing about this tournament is you’re never — well, you are out at some point — but you’re never out on the first loss.
“So, I think that’s something that is beautiful about it, and I’m looking forward to, hopefully, redeeming myself and giving myself a chance to stay in it.”
The two-time Grand Slam champion went on to admit she would not be too disappointed if she were to beat Kostyuk and miss out on the semi-finals.
“Yeah, I think the goal is just to win the next match,” said the 22-year-old American.
“And I don’t think I’d be too upset if I won and didn’t qualify because I could say — well, I’m technically doing Billie Jean King Cup — but I can say I finished the WTA season off on a win.
“And obviously, I would hope to win and still stay in the tournament, but at the end of the day, I can’t control what happened, or I can’t… I have to accept what happened today, and just give my best effort tomorrow and let the scenarios play out.”
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