India, Oct. 11 -- Despite serving seven double faults, Coco Gauff succeeded in getting the better of Italy's Jasmine Paolini. The 21-year-old claimed a 6-4, 6-3 against Paolini in 1 hour and 22 minutes to qualify for the Wuhan Open final on Saturday. Gauff beat the seventh seed from Italy in a fixture that saw 11 breaks of serve in a row. It was Gauff's first victory against Paolini this year.

With this win, Gauff also managed to reach her first final since her win at Roland Garros in June, as reported by the BBC. Earlier, the American third seed had earned a comfortable 6-3, 6-0 win against German Laura Siegemund to reach the semi-finals.

"I'm really happy with how I played today. It was tough, especially playing on the serve, but I di...