Coco Gauff, the American tennis star, wins the Wuhan Open final by defeating Jessica Pegula. It was her third WTA 1000 title of her career in Wuhan. She clinched the victory by winning the sets with 6-4 and 7-5 on Wednesday. The 21-year-old maestro won the Wuhan Open in one hour and 42 minutes without dropping a single set in the central Chinese city. With this win, she becomes the first player in the Open Era to win the first nine hard-court finals. Her great Asian swing comes to an end by clinching the crown.
Who is Coco Gauff?
Coco Gauff, the American clutch goddess of Tennis, known for her breathtaking performances in the field. Adding another feather in her crown, Gauff has already added another milestone in her short span of tennis career. She wins the 2023 US Open victory, a WTA Finals trip. After her complete victory in the Wuhan final, she moved up to number 3 in the rankings.
The superstar from Atlanta, Georgia, made her debut on the WTA Tour in March 2019 with the 2019 Miami Open at the age of 15. After that, she got a wildcard ticket to Wimbledon in 2019.
Gauff claimed her first WTA Tour singles championship at the 2019 Linz Open. She made her first major final in women's doubles at the 2021 US Open and her first major singles final at the 2022 French Open. In 2023, Gauff won her first WTA 1000 title at the Cincinnati Open, which was her first major singles championship at the US Open, and in the following year, she won the WTA Finals. In 2025, she won her second major singles championship at the French Open.
Amazing performance in the Wuhan Final
Her breathtaking clutch performance in the Wuhan finals shocked everyone. The 21-year-old American played really well throughout the match; her variety in mixing speeds and spins with a variety of slices helped her to get the win without dropping a single set against the 31-year-old pitcher. The final was Pegula's tenth match in 14 days. Pegula has played eight consecutive three-set matches before the final.
After winning, the 21-year-old tennis superstar spoke about her stubbornness. As cited by NDTV Sports, she referred to her coach Jean-Christophe Faurel by saying, "I'm going to call JC out. He originally didn't want me to come because I had a tough US Open, but I had to prove him wrong. I'm a very stubborn person, so maybe he said that on purpose for me to have a good result here."
She also shared an Instagram Live where she was seen celebrating her win.
In this video, she was seen doing a rap performance with karaoke.
