Gauff confirms her schedule for the remainder of 2024 after success in Beijing and Wuhan

Coco Gauff played a lot of great tennis at the two WTA 1000 tournaments during the Asian swing. The American has revealed how many more events she will play in 2024.

Gauff took some time off after the US Open. She was unable to defend her points from winning last year’s Cincinnati Open and US Open, dropping from No. 2 to No. 6 in the rankings.

Afterwards, the 20-year-old decided to part ways with her coach, Brad Gilbert. The 63-year-old, who also coached Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi, was part of Gauff’s team for the 2023 US Open triumph but they struggled to build on that success.

Gauff made a perfect start with new coach Matt Daly. She won the second WTA-1000 tournament of her career at the China Open in Beijing with a sublime performance in the final against Karolina Muchova.

That was followed by more solid performances at the Wuhan Open. Gauff didn’t drop a set in three comprehensive victories and produced a blockbuster semi-final against Aryna Sabalenka.

Unfortunately for the American, her second serve problems returned in the last two sets against the Belarusian. Despite playing an exceptional first set, Gauff’s 21 double faults in the match saw her fall to a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 defeat.

However, that run to the semi-finals was still enough for Gauff to rise in this week’s WTA rankings. She moved from No. 4 to No. 3, overtaking Jessica Pegula as the new US No. 1.

The China Open and Wuhan Open were the final WTA-1000 tournaments of the season. This year’s Asian swing has two more weeks of a WTA-500 tournament before concluding with a pair of WTA-250 events from October 28 to November 3.

Players are approaching the remaining 2024 Asian tournaments in different ways. For example, Jasmine Paolini and Emma Navarro were scheduled to play at the Ningbo Open this week before having to withdraw, while Qinwen Zheng will compete in Ningbo.

Gauff confirmed in an Instagram post that she will not play any more tournaments in Asia and that there is only one event left for her in 2024.

“Here in China last night after 4 weeks. Had a great time, thanks for the warm welcome and support during this swing. Only one tournament left before the WTA Finals season in Riyadh.”

The 2023 US Open champion was one of four players to book their place in the WTA Finals at the Wuhan Open. That could have reduced the temptation to play more tournaments in Asia.

Gauff’s Instagram post also confirmed that she will not represent Team USA at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals taking place the week after the WTA Finals. The team event is Danielle Collins’ final professional appearance before her retirement.

The 20-year-old was not part of the team announced last month, but her social media post confirms her absence. While the American team remains strong, Gauff’s absence is undoubtedly a blow to their chances.