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Pegula’s Win Changes the Semifinal Line-Up

A victory in one match was not enough for Gauff.

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Source: Agence France-Presse via Philstar, 2026-11-13.

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In this lesson: Connect a set sequence with qualification consequences.

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Read and understand · 1/2What does the score sequence show?

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Pegula won the first and third sets. The first paragraph lists 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 from Pegula’s winning perspective.

Clue: Jessica Pegula saved a match point before beating Linda Noskova 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells.

Read and understand · 2/2Why is Gauff’s win mentioned?

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It contrasts with her elimination. The second paragraph contrasts Gauff’s separate win with her failure to qualify.

Clue: The November 12 result sent Pegula into the semifinals and eliminated Coco Gauff. Gauff had beaten Marta Kostyuk, but that separate win did not secure her qualification.

Grammar in this story: A past event before another past result

had beaten

Had beaten puts Gauff’s win before the later qualification outcome being described.

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Pegula beat Noskova 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 and reached the semifinals. That result eliminated Gauff despite Gauff’s win over Kostyuk.

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