Tennis star Coco Gauff left fans emotional after sharing a heartfelt message following her exit at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On Thursday, the 21-year-old player faced off against Aryna Sabalenka after falling in straight sets 7-6 (5), 6-2, in a hard-fought semifinal clash.

Gauff won the 2024 WTA Tour Finals, also in Riyadh, beating Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2). The current world No. 3 won four of her five matches last year, becoming the youngest champion since Maria Sharapova in 2004.

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff met for the first time since their memorable French Open final, Thursday at the 2025 WTA Finals.

Serena Williams has won the most number of WTA Finals titles in the 21st century Coco Gauff is the most recent winner, who beat Zheng Qinwen 3–6, 6–4,

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Jessica Pegula advanced from the Stefanie Graf Group with a 6-2, 6-3 victory, locking up the No. 2 seed behind Aryna Sabalenka and adding another milestone to an already strong season.

She rose all the way back up to World No. 2 and appeared ready for a strong run at the 2025 WTA Finals. However, that was not to be. After an easy win against Madison Keys, Swiatek concluded her year with consecutive losses to Elena Rybakina and Amanda Anisimova.