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Coco Gauff accidentally leaked that she has qualified for the WTA Finals this year after her run at the Wuhan Open.

Following her semi-final exit to Aryna Sabalenka, the American sat third in the Race To Riyadh with 5,358 live points.

The total is enough to ensure her participation, but the news is not confirmed until the WTA make an official announcement.

The quickly dawned upon Gauff when she said: “I saw that I qualified on the ranking race. Oops, they said they didn’t announce it yet.

“If you look it up online, there’s a checkmark by my name. They told me not to say anything. Sorry. But it’s by my name. You can look it up.”