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 added another big title to her resume on Saturday by capturing her first WTA Finals title after beating Qinwen Zheng in a three-set thriller, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6.

The American produced a fine display to down Qinwen Zheng in the final and clinch the eye-watering £3.7million top prize. Gauff needed three sets and three hours to get the job done, coming from 2-0 and 5-3 down in the final set to eventually take the match 3-6 6-4 7-6 in Riyadh.

Defiant Coco Gauff fought back to beat China's Zheng Qinwen 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) in a three-hour thriller on Saturday and become the youngest player to win the WTA Finals in 20 years and the first American champion since Serena Williams a decade ago.

RIYADH - American Coco Gauff had a bitterly disappointing summer but on Nov 9 the youngster was able to celebrate lifting her first WTA Finals trophy, regaining her confidence after a string of frustrating defeats to end 2024 on a high note.

Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in Riyadh

Coco Gauff won the WTA Tour Finals for the first time with a comeback win over Zheng Qinwen in Riyadh Saturday. World No. 3 Gauff recovered from losing the first set 6-3, from going down 1-3 in the second set and from 3-5 in the third to win over $4.

Coco Gauff beat China's Zheng Qinwen 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) in a three-hour battle on Saturday to become the youngest player to win the WTA Finals since Maria Sharapova in 2004 and the first American champion since Serena Williams 10 years ago.

Coco Gauff shows supreme determination to come from behind against Zheng Qinwen to win the season-ending WTA Finals.