Coco Gauff rallies to defeat Zheng Qinwen in WTA Finals [Video]

Coco Gauff 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 on Saturday.Video above: Newton teen balances sports, school and charity bakingThe 20-year-old American came from 2-0 and 5-3 down in the final set and was two points from defeat at one stage.Yet she took the set to a tiebreaker and won the first six points. Zheng threatened a comeback but Gauff took the victory off her third match point with a forehand winner as she came into the net.She is the first American to win the finals since Serena Williams in 2014 and received $4.8 million in prize money. She also is the youngest player to win it since Maria Sharapova in 2004, the year Gauff was born.Gauff beat the world’s top two players — Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek — on her run to …