Coco Gauff is a champion once more.
The American took residence the Wuhan Open title after defeating her compatriot Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 in scintillating style.
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It was a classic Gauff efficiency after she stormed to a first-set lead earlier than rallying from 0-3 down within the second set to keep away from a decider and take residence the title.
That is the 21-year-old’s second title of the 12 months after she received the French Open again in June and serves because the eleventh singles trophy of her profession.
It additionally means Gauff will enter the WTA Finals in Riyadh, a match she received in 2024, this 12 months because the U.S. primary.
Gauff matches a number of milestones in Wuhan
China is a rustic that Gauff is starting to excel in as she grew to become the second participant to say the titles at each WTA-1000 occasions held within the nation, after Beijing in 2024 and now Wuhan in 2025.
She is simply the second participant to do that after Caroline Garcia did so in 2017.
The 2-time main winner can be the primary participant to win 9 consecutive WTA hard-court finals since Serena Williams received 12 between the US Open 2013 and Cincinnati 2015.
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