Coco Gauff breaks 44-year American record after reaching the semi-finals of the WTA Finals

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Coco Gauff has seemingly put her demons behind her as she stormed into the semi-finals of the WTA Finals.

Gauff overcame Iga Swiatek to clinch her semi-final spot, having previously beaten Jessica Pegula in her opening match.

The 20-year-old now takes on Barbora Krejcikova in her final group game, which Gauff will simply use as preparation for her next match.

Gauff thrives off criticism, with the American having come under plenty of fire for underwhelming results this season.

But the 2023 US Open made a major change to her coaching team which is now working wonders, with Matt Daly replacing Brad Gilbert.

Coco Gauff breaks 44-year American record at the WTA Finals

Gauff won the China Open under the guidance of Daly, with the duo now looking to clinch WTA Finals success.

And she is certainly going about that the right way, with Gauff now the youngest American to reach successive semi-finals at the WTA Finals since Tracy Austin in 1979-80, as per OptaAce.

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Current US star Gauff is also the youngest player to achieve the feat since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009-10.

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Gauff will be thrilled with her displays so far in Riyadh, having recently endured a tricky spell that included a failed US Open title defence.

At the same time, however, she may be in for an unwanted flashback, with the American having lost to Pegula in the last four of the 2023 WTA Finals.

But Gauff has already overcome her talented compatriot at this year’s event, with a different opponent now in store.

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Also making an early step into the latter stages is Aryna Sabalenka, who like Gauff won her first two group matches.

The Belarusian is undoubtedly the player to beat, having just secured the year-end number one spot thanks to Gauff’s superb win over Swiatek.