Gauff, Tiafoe, Nakashima and Pegula reach Cincinnati Open semifinals
Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima won quarterfinal matches Friday night to set up one all-American men’s semifinal at the Cincinnati Open. Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula also advanced to make it four U.S. players in the semis. “It’s insane, I think we’re all doing so well,” Gauff said. “Hopefully, you know, we can have a […]
In the women's final of the Cincinnati Open, Jessica Pegula faced off against world number three Jessica Pegula, defeating defending champion Iga Swiatek in a hard-fought match. Pegula, who had previously reached the final in Washington, saw off Swiatek 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Despite a brief interruption due to rain, Pegula broke early in the opening set and maintained her lead to take a 4-2 advantage.
Swiatek fought back to level the score at 5-5, but Pegula broke again to clinch the opener. In the second set, Swiatek broke to take a 4-2 lead, but Pegula held to break back and secure the set. Pegula, who will face Coco Gauff in the final, expressed her satisfaction with her performance, calling it "awesome" to defeat Swiatek.
In the men's final, Frances Tiafoe will take on Arthur Fils, the winner of their respective matches. Fils, who beat seventh-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4, will face Tiafoe, who defeated Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 6-3. Both players traded breaks in the opening set before Tiafoe held to lead 6-5. In the second set, Tiafoe broke to take a 3-2 lead and served out the match, securing his first WTA 1000 title.
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