Overview

• Gauff said after the US Open that she will keep competing this season and will take a short training block before the China Open, which begins September 24 with 1,000 points to defend as the reigning champion.
• She is expected to play the Wuhan Open next, where she reached the semifinals last year and has 390 ranking points on the line.
• The world No. 3 remains close to securing a place at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, with Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek already qualified and 1,300 points from last year’s title defense still at stake.
• Following her Cincinnati loss, Gauff split with coach Matt Daly and hired biomechanics specialist Gavin MacMillan to rework her serve, a change widely described as a longer-term project.
• Her recent results include a first-round exit at Wimbledon, early defeats in Canada and Cincinnati, and a fourth-round US Open loss to Naomi Osaka, despite outside calls for her to take the rest of the year off.