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Coco Gauff said her “stubborn” decision to defy her coach and play in China after a tough US Open had paid off after she beat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 yesterday to clinch the third WTA 1000 title of her career in Wuhan.
The 21-year-old Gauff secured the Wuhan Open without dropping a set after a one hour and 42min battle in the central Chinese city and became the first player in the Open Era to win her first nine hard-court finals.
“It was a great Asian swing,” said Gauff, who reached the semifinals in Beijing last week, before winning the Wuhan Open.
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