Overview

• Jessica Pegula defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) after trailing 2-5 in the decider and failing to serve out the match before dominating the tiebreak.
• The win snapped Sabalenka’s perfect 20-0 main-draw record in Wuhan and halted her run of 19 consecutive tiebreak victories.
• Coco Gauff beat Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-3 despite seven double faults in a semi-final that featured 11 straight service breaks in cool, slow conditions.
• Sunday’s title match delivers a rare all-American WTA 1000 final, one of only a few since the series began in 2009.
• Pegula leads Gauff 4-2 in their head-to-head entering the final, while Gauff has not dropped a set this week.