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US player Coco Gauff reacts against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova during their women's singles semi-final tennis match on the eleventh day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178753330806120260812-senate-impeachment-day15-SSMU-VD34 (4).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">US player Coco Gauff reacts against Czech Republic&#x27;s Karolina Muchova during their women&#x27;s singles semi-final tennis match on the eleventh day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 9, 2026. <em>Photo by Adrian Dennis/AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>CINCINNATI, United States — Coco Gauff made a statement with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati.</p><p>World number four Gauff claimed her first WTA title since last October in Wuhan, having come up short in finals in Miami and Rome this year.</p><p>Her victory over third-ranked Pegula gave her a second Cincinnati crown. Gauff earned her first in 2023, going on to claim the first of her two Grand Slam titles at the US Open that year.</p><p>It was the first all-American WTA final in Cincinnati since Rosie Casals beat Nancy Richey 1970.</p><p>Gauff polished off an impressive tournament with a victory in 75 minutes and will head to New York on riding a wave of confidence for the start of the US Open next Sunday.</p><p>Pegula, coming off a hard-fought win over defending champion Iga Swiatek, had no answer for Gauff&#x27;s speed and aggression.</p><p>Gauff broke Pegula twice for a 4-0 lead and was up 5-0 before Pegula got on the scoreboard, holding serve and clawing back a break.</p><p>It was a brief reprieve as Gauff broke again to pocket the opening set after 34 minutes.</p><p>The second set was more of the same, Gauff breaking on the way to a 3-0 lead and Pegula playing catch-up.</p><p>Gauff polished off the victory on her first match point to conclude 12 days of tennis at the sprawling Midwest venue.</p><p>Gauff&#x27;s win squared the career series between the two at five wins each. Gauff won her second match this season against Pegula after defeating her compatriot in a Wimbledon quarter-final.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O5DkgAXVfzI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Coco Gauff made a statement with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati.</p>

Coco Gauff made a statement with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati.

Tennis: Gauff powers past Pegula to win Cincinnati WTA 1000 crown

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Tennis: Gauff powers past Pegula to win Cincinnati WTA 1000 crown

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Published August 24, 2026 09:02 AM PHT

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