Ohio (USA), Aug. 24 -- Coco Gauff capped a thrilling week by beating compatriot Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 in the Cincinnati Open final.
In the first all-USA final in 56 years, Gauff became the third woman in the tennis Open Era to win the Cincinnati title more than once, joining Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka.
The fourth seed raced into a 5-0 lead within 30 minutes of taking to the court before ending the first set 6-2. After failing to serve out the match in the eighth game of the second set, she broke Pegula to love to finish the match in just 74 minutes on Sunday night"I think it was a long journey, but I'm happy," Gauff told reporters after the match.
"It's night and day, the player I was last year to now. I don't think that thi...