# Gauff battles through back injury to keep WTA Finals hopes alive

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gauff-battles-through-back-injury-to-keep-wta-finals-hopes-alive/
- Published: 2026-11-12T22:27:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T23:35:10+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c57429mgdkjdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Gauff beat Kostyuk despite a back injury.
- She came back from 5-1 down in the second set.
- She needs Noskova to beat Pegula to reach the semi-finals.

## Summary

Coco Gauff beat Marta Kostyuk 6-4 7-5 at Indian Wells despite a painful back injury, keeping her hopes of reaching the WTA Finals semi-finals alive. Her comeback from 5-1 down in the second set showed her resilience, but she still needs Linda Noskova to beat Jessica Pegula in the final group match to advance.

Gauff received treatment midway through the match and said pain made serving difficult; she hit nine double faults and one ace. Kostyuk, a late replacement for Elena Rybakina, was also managing a wrist injury that had troubled her since August. Gauff had previously overturned a 5-1 deficit against Pegula on Sunday.

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