{
  "id": 2732837,
  "title": "Pegula to meet Gauff in all-American Cincinnati final, Tiafoe faces Fils",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/pegula-to-meet-gauff-in-all-american-cincinnati-final-tiafoe-faces-2732837",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T06:02:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436174/pegula-to-meet-gauff-in-all-american-cincinnati-final-tiafoe-faces-fils"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nIn 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.",
  "summary": "CINCINNATI: Jessica Pegula saw off defending champion Iga Swiatek to set up an all-American Cincinnati Open women’s final against Coco Gauff, while compatriot Frances Tiafoe will take on Frenchman Arthur Fils in the men’s final. World number three Pegula overcame a wobble in the second set to defeat Swiatek 7-5 4-6 6-4. Both players broke early in the opening set, before rain briefly interrupted…",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pegula to meet Gauff in all-American Cincinnati final, Tiafoe faces Fils",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/pegula-to-meet-gauff-in-all-american-cincinnati-final-tiafoe-faces",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:25:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Gauff, Tiafoe, Nakashima and Pegula reach Cincinnati Open semifinals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/gauff-tiafoe-nakashima-and-pegula-reach-cincinnati-open-semifinals",
        "published": "2026-08-23T04:41:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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