Match box
| Player | Set 1 | Set 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Coco Gauff | 3 | 3 |
| Linda Noskova | 6 | 6 |
Linda Noskova, the world No. 8, beat Coco Gauff, the world No. 4, 6-3 6-3 at Finals – Riyadh. It was a straight-sets win on the WTA stage, built on sharp returning.
The break-point line
Noskova won 5 of her 9 break points. Gauff was perfect on her own, 2 of 2, but the chances came less often. Gauff won 47 points in all. Noskova won 63.
Noskova won 70 % of her first-serve points. Gauff won 55 %. Noskova landed 66 % of her first serves and Gauff 70 %, so the gap came from what happened after the serve went in.
The aces were close, 9 for Noskova and 8 for Gauff. Noskova hit 19 winners to Gauff’s 17. Gauff made 8 double faults and Noskova 5. Noskova had 15 unforced errors, Gauff 21.
Gauff held on to every break point she created and took them both. Noskova simply created more of them, and finished 6-3 6-3.
