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Gauff was much improved against Paolini, serving only three double faults and winning 15 of her 20 second serve points.
The American will face Aryna Sabalenka in her final WTA Finals round robin match, and she will most likely need to win the contest to advance.
Gauff proved her doubters wrong on Tuesday, and she will hope to continue that trend when she faces Sabalenka, who defeated Paolini in her opening WTA Finals match.
As per OptaAce, Coco Gauff is now the third American in the Open Era to win 30 or more WTA-level wins on hard courts for three or more consecutive calendar years. Gauff has achieved this total for three years straight from 2023 to 2025.
Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, also achieved the feat from 2013 to 2015.
Lindsay Davenport, the 1999 Wimbledon Ladies Singles champion, went one better than Gauff and Williams, accomplishing the feat for four years consecutively β from 1997 to 2001.