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Pegula Stuns Sabalenka, Gauff Advances to Set All-American Wuhan Open Final

Pegula rallied from 2-5 in the deciding set to end Sabalenka’s 20-0 Wuhan streak.

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US tennis player Coco Gauff overcame a serve scare to beat Jasmine Paolini in the Wuhan Open semi-final.
USA’s Jessica Pegula hits a return to Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka
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Overview

  • Jessica Pegula upset world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) after breaking the defending champion when she served for the match and dominating the tiebreak.
  • Coco Gauff beat Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-3 despite seven double faults in a return-heavy semi that featured 11 consecutive breaks of serve.
  • Sunday’s championship is an all-American matchup between Gauff and Pegula, only the third WTA 1000 final with two Americans since the format began in 2009.
  • Pegula advances to her sixth final of 2025 and has now contested eight straight three-set matches during the Asian swing, winning seven of them.
  • Sabalenka received a warning after throwing her racket during the semi, with reports noting it narrowly missed a cameraman.