World No 3 rallies from 0-3 down in second set
21-year-old wins first title since this year’s French Open
Coco Gauff reeled off four straight games to beat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 and win the Wuhan Open on Sunday in an all-American final.
The 21-year-old Gauff won her second title of the year – her first was the French Open – and she now has 11 career titles.
The world No 3 found herself down 0-3 in the second set, then served to save it at 3-5 down. She held and then broke the Pegula to love for 5-5. Pegula’s forehand volley at the net landed wide to give Gauff a first match point and, with Pegula on second serve, she clinched the contest with a forehand winner following a brief rally.
