Jessica Pegula saved match point on her way to defeating Linda Noskova and reaching the last four of the WTA Finals.

The 32-year-old won 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 7-5 in two hours and 47 minutes to set up a hugely anticipated semi-final showdown with Mirra Andreeva.

Pegula and Noskova exchanged breaks twice in the first set before the tie-break, where the American reeled off five consecutive points to win the set.

Noskova blinked first in the second, losing her serve in game five, but she broke back in game six before forcing a decider with another break in game 10.

After another exchange in breaks early in the third, Noskova squandered a match point in game 10, which proved costly as Pegula then broke ahead before clinching victory with her first match point.

There was drama ahead of the tournament after private comments made by Pegula to her coach about Andreeva were live-streamed, and though the pair insisted there is no animosity, Pegula believes the fans have got the matchup they wanted.

"It's the match people wanted, well now you are going to get it," Pegula told reporters after her victory.

"She's young and has a lot of energy. Much younger than me. So I'm happy I have an extra day to get ready for that match."

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Pegula's spot in the final four came at the expense of Coco Gauff, who defeated Marta Kostyuk on Thursday.

Gauff won 6-4 7-5, despite going 5-1 down in the second set, but needed Noskova to defeat Pegula in order to advance to the semi-finals.

Pegula enjoying home comforts

It was a far-from-perfect match from either Pegula or Noskova, with a combined 31 break points on offer, but Pegula's career-high 16 aces helped her over the line.

Pegula is the first player to win a WTA Finals match after saving match point(s) since Simona Halep in 2019 (against Bianca Andreescu).

Since the event’s inauguration in 1972, Pegula is the third player to reach consecutive semi-finals at the WTA Finals after turning 30, after Martina Navratilova (1991-1992) and Serena Williams (2012-2014).

And Pegula is no stranger to reaching the last four of a competition on home soil; in the 2000s, only Kim Clijsters (seven in 2003) and Lindsay Davenport (six in 2000 and 2004) have made more WTA level semi-finals on American soil than Pegula in 2026 (five - Charleston, Washington, Cincinnati, US Open and WTA Finals).

Gauff, meanwhile, claimed her 40th career top-10 win, becoming the youngest player to achieve the feat since Maria Sharapova in 2009.

Since the reintroduction of the round-robin format in 2003, only Sharapova (13) has claimed more WTA Finals wins than Gauff (nine, equalling Iga Swiatek) before turning 23.