Coco Gauff defeated Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 in the Wuhan Open final, marking her 22nd main-draw victory in China over the past three years.
Gauff dropped just 16 games en route to the final, beating Moyuka Uchijima, Zhang Shuai, Laura Siegemund, and Jasmine Paolini.
Pegula's streak of eight consecutive three-set matches was ended by Gauff, who initially led 3-0, but Pegula leveled at 4-4.
After holding serve for 5-4, Gauff broke Pegula to clinch the opening set 6-4.
In the second set, Pegula led 3-0 with a double-break, but Gauff recovered to 3-3 and later overcame another break deficit to win.
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Author's summary: Coco Gauff wins Wuhan Open final.