Coco Gauff enjoyed a successful start by beating Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in an American match-up at the WTA Finals. Second-seeded Iga Swiatek rallied to beat Barbora Krejcikova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in her first match in two months.
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Gauff converted five of her eight break-point opportunities to win her opening match at the year-ending tournament for the top eight ranked players. Gauff will face Swiatek on Tuesday with the winner taking control of the Orange Group.
Pegula will next face Wimbledon champion Krejcikova. Swiatek hadn’t played a match since losing to Pegula in straight sets in the US Open quarterfinals in September.
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