American Coco Gauff had a bitterly disappointing summer but on Saturday the youngster was able to celebrate lifting her first WTA Finals trophy, regaining her confidence after a string of frustrating defeats to end her year on a high note.

Coco Gauff (No. 3 ranking) will meet Qinwen Zheng (No. 7) in the final at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara on Saturday, November 9.Gauff’s last competition was a win, 7-5, 6-2, over Katie

Gauff improved to 5-4 against Sabalenka and ended a two-match losing streak including the Wuhan semifinals and the Australian Open semifinals. Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open and U.S. Open titles, ends the year at No. 1.