Watch: Coco Gauff wins 15-13 tiebreak in Dubai semifinal, longest of 2026

Coco Gauff defeated Elina Svitolina in a dramatic second-set tiebreak of 15-13 during their Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semifinal, marking the longest tiebreak on the WTA Tour in 2026. Gauff saved four match points before converting her seventh set point to win the tiebreak. The previous record was set by Barbora Krejcikova, who defeated Taylor Townsend 1-6, 7-6(13), 6-3.