Coco Gauff exited the Wuhan Open after the semifinal loss to Aryna Sabalenka, effectively ending her nine-match winning streak. She led the top seed by a set but could not see herself home and lost 6-1, 4-6, 4-6.
While the Asian swing will move to Tokyo and Ningbo at the end of the Wuhan Open, Gauff is not going to be a part of any more tournaments over the next few weeks.
During her post-match press conference, Gauff shared that she was eager to return home after being away for almost a month.
The youngster mentioned that she would anyway leave for Riyadh, the venue for this year’s WTA Finals, in two weeks and was looking forward to spending that time at home.
I think I’m going to go home just because it’s been long,”Gauff said. “I think I’ve been here, like, four weeks. Two weeks is kind of when we have to leave for Riyadh.”
Having lifted her first WTA 1000 trophy of the season at the recently concluded China Open, Gauff has obviously developed a liking for this part of the world. The youngster expressed her desire to return to China next year and compete at an even higher level
.”Yeah, maybe next year. I want to do well in Beijing. Hopefully I don’t have time. But maybe next year I’ll have more time,” the American said.