Coco Gauff defeated Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 in the Wuhan Open final, marking her 22nd main-draw victory in China over the past three years.
Gauff dropped just 16 games en route to the final, defeating Moyuka Uchijima, Zhang Shuai, Laura Siegemund, and Jasmine Paolini.
Pegula had a streak of eight consecutive three-set matches, but Gauff ended it with a straight-set victory.
In the final, Gauff initially led 3-0, but Pegula leveled at 4-4. Gauff then broke Pegula to win the first set 6-4.
In the second set, Pegula led 3-0 with a double-break, but Gauff recovered to 3-3 and eventually won the set 7-5.
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Author's summary: Coco Gauff wins Wuhan Open.