Dominant Coco Gauff wins All-American final to claim Wuhan Open crown

Gauff earned the third and decisive break of the opening set with Pegula serving at 4-5, while she battled back from a 0-3 double break deficit and 3-5 down in the second set.

This was the seventh encounter between Gauff and Pegula, who are ranked third and sixth respectively. The head-to-head is now 4-3 in Pegula's favour.

Gauff did not drop a set during her five matches in Wuhan, having also seen off Jasmine Paolini, Laura Siegemund, Zhang Shaui and Moyuka Uchijima during her impressive run.

It is Gauff's second title of 2025 to add to her French Open crown in June, and she had warm words for Pegula - her former doubles partner - at the trophy ceremony.

"When I came on tour, you were one of the first people to be nice to me and welcome me with open arms," the two-time major champion said to Pegula.

"That really went a long way, so I appreciate you. It's great to finally play in the final against you, and I hope for many more. So, congratulations and thank you."

Gauff's victory in Wuhan has increased her points tally by 610 points after she reached the semi-finals at last year's edition of the tournament.

This puts Gauff on 7,873 points in the Live WTA Rankings after she started the event on 7,263 points.

The American is now 895 points adrift of second-ranked Iga Swiatek, having been 1,290 points behind her Polish rival at the start of the tournament.

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