Coco Gauff clinches first final against Jessica Pegula to capture Wuhan Open crown

Coco Gauff is your new Wuhan Open champion.

In an all-American battle, the world No. 3 held off Jessica Pegula with a 6-4, 7-5 victory to capture her first title since raising the trophy at Roland Garros.

🖥️📲 The Match in 15 Minutes: Gauff vs. Pegula, Wuhan

The pair’s first singles final together looked to be headed to a decider, after Pegula regrouped following a disappointing ending to the opening set. Gauff initially led 4-1 before Pegula drew even, only to get broken in the 10th game with a string of unforced errors.

The No. 6 seed found her timing to build a 3-0 double break advantage. Even after the 21-year-old erased the deficit, Pegula regained the break with a terrific re-drop and consolidated for 5-3.

With all of her previous Wuhan matches going the distance, one could have easily expected this to follow the pattern when Pegula served for the set. Gauff had other ideas.

The 21-year-old went on a 10-point run, continuing to frustrate Pegula with a mix of high spins, slices and selective aggression. At 5-6, 30-30, Pegula knifed a superb backhand volley on her approach only to miss the open court on her forehand volley follow-up. She came in again facing match point and was passed by her countrywoman with a forehand to end the encounter.

Gauff improved to 11-3 in tour-level singles finals. The Delray Beach, Fla. resident did not drop a set en route to picking up her third career WTA 1000 title.