India, Nov. 9 -- Coco Gauff has broken her silence on the controversy surrounding Jessica Pegula's hot-mic comments about Mirra Andreeva, revealing that her American compatriot apologised to her before she even watched the video. Gauff said she did not take the remarks personally and insisted that everything was fine between them after beating Pegula 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2 in their opening match at the 2026 WTA Finals.

The defending champion also suggested that Andreeva may have been more affected by the incident, while confirming that both Pegula and her coach had apologised to her.

Gauff Says Pegula Apologised Before She Saw The Video

"Before I saw the video, Jess came over and immediately apologized to me. Honestly, I didn't take it badly...