Overview

• Seeded third, Amanda Anisimova beat second seed Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in the Beijing semi-final to reach her second WTA 1000 final of 2025.
• Anisimova raced to 5-0 leads in both sets and finished the match after breaking Gauff five times.
• Gauff won 30 of 89 points and struggled on serve, taking 39% of first-serve points and 38% on second serve with five double faults.
• The result moved Anisimova ahead 2-1 in their head-to-head and extended a standout season featuring a Doha WTA 1000 title and runner-up finishes at Wimbledon and the US Open.
• Anisimova will face Jessica Pegula or Linda Noskova in Sunday’s final, and Gauff described the defeat as disappointing but a learning experience.