Gauff overcomes double faults to beat Paolini, Pegula edges Sabalenka in Wuhan semifinals
Coco Gauff overcame seven double faults to beat Jasmine Paolini and will meet compatriot Jessica Pegula in the Wuhan Open final after the 31-year-old American ended top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka's winning streak at the tournament. Gauff saw off Paolini 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday after winning the battle of converted breaks seven-to-five as both top-10 players struggled with their serves. The third-ranked Gauff fought back from three breaks in the second set, which included her run of five consecutive double faults, and won the final four games to advance to the final.
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Coco Gauff overcomes 7 double faults to beat Jasmine Paolini and reach Wuhan final
Coco Gauff had more struggles with her serve but overcame seven double faults to beat Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-3 and reach the Wuhan Open final on Saturday. With both top-10 players struggling with their service games, Gauff edged Paolini winning the battle of converted breaks seven-to-five. The third-ranked Gauff fought back from three breaks in the second set and won the final four games to advance to the final.
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A French Open in October, 2020’s Covid era of tennis, and the birth of a Grand Slam champion
Sofia Kenin didn’t know what to expect from her fourth-round match against Fiona Ferro at the 2020 French Open. Playing a French player at Roland Garros is usually one of the more unpleasant tasks in tennis, given how rowdy the crowd can get when rooting for one of their own on Court Philippe-Chatrier. She didn’t have much to worry about, bar 1,000 fans who tried to unsettle her but ultimately could not, with 14,000 empty seats for company. “I wish it would have been crazy, but no, that was unfo
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World No 204 Valentin Vacherot stuns Novak Djokovic to reach Shanghai Masters final
Valentin Vacherot stuns Novak Djokovic and could face cousin in Shanghai Masters final
Valentin Vacherot earned the biggest win of his career by beating a hobbled Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Shanghai Masters final — where he could face his cousin. The 204th-ranked Vacherot, of Monaco, was an alternate in qualifying but is having a career week. “To have Novak on the other side of the court was, first of all, an unbelievable experience for me.”
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