2023 WTA Finals: Coco Gauff routs Ons Jabeur for first win in Chetumal Group

Iga Swiatek beat Marketa Vondrousova 7-6(3), 6-0 in the group's other round-robin match Monday, putting Gauff and Swiatek both 1-0 for the tournament so far. The two major-winners will next play each other, in their 10th career meeting, on Wednesday.

After scoring her first-ever win against Swiatek this summer at the Western & Southern Open, Gauff lost to her just over three weeks ago in the quarterfinals in Beijing. Wednesday's winner will take control of the group, and be in pole position to qualify for the semifinals.

"She's a tough player for anyone to play, but especially with my game," Gauff said. "I found a little bit of it in Cincinnati, and Beijing, it was tough for me. I was dealing with an injury there, so I was just trying my best to not retire in that match. Here I'm starting with a fresh start, a new mentality.

"I think that for me, the more I can play against her, the more I can get better. I think after each time I play her, I do learn and get better whether it's a win or a loss. So hopefully, you know, for this time, I would love to get a [win] on the head-to-head, and we could potentially play for our second time [in Sunday's final] if we both keep doing well."

An all-American doubles match featuring Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Desirae Krawczyk in the Maya Ka'an Group was washed out after Gauff's victory and rescheduled for Wednesday. Melichar-Martinez and her Australian partner Ellen Perez will open their WTA Finals campaign against No. 2 seeds Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens on Tuesday (Pegula will also play world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in singles), while Krawczyk and her Dutch partner Demi Schuurs have the day off.