She was beaten by Goff with a flip and Bandosa was out of the final in Beijing

The qualification to the grand final of the WTA 1000 in Beijing was celebrated at noon on Saturday (05/10) by Coco Goff, prevailing by overthrow 2-1 set (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) by Paula Bandosa in a strong semi-final.

The 20-year-old American tennis player had to 2 hours and 21 minutes to bend the resistance of the promoted in recent months, Bandosa, thus reaching for the first time in her career the final of Chinese Open.



OR partner of Stefanos Tsitsipas she was the one who started the match perfectly and with two breaks won the first set 6-4. Yes, came a… breath even from 2-0, when she led 4-2 in the second set before Coco Goff fought back to win the next four games to equalize.

VAMOS! ????????@paulabadosa is one set away from a spot in the #ChinaOpen after taking the first set 6-4 over Gauff! pic.twitter.com/unpD41156d

— wta (@WTA) October 5, 2024

In the third set, they were even 4 breakswith the American proving to be cooler and more stable at the critical points of the match, thus winning the final 2-1 set.

Her opponent in the final will be one of Karolina Mukova (No. 49) and Qinwen Zheng (No. 7), who are competing at noon on Saturday.

ALL FIGHT ????????

The moment @CocoGauff booked her ticket into the Beijing final, after losing the first set she came back to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/yZ6w53wbZh

— wta (@WTA) October 5, 2024

As for Bandosa, the 26-year-old tennis player has made a … scary rise in the world rankings in recent months, since from number 140 in May, she has entered the Top-15, counting 28 wins in her last 36 games!