Coco Gauff defeats Jessica Pegula to win Cincinnati Open

Coco Gauff carried the momentum from a strong start through to the finish line as she defeated Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to claim her second Cincinnati Open title. Gauff raced to a 5-0 lead in the first set and also took an early advantage in the second, ultimately closing out the victory in an hour and 14 minutes.

No one plays a perfect tennis match. Coco Gauff came pretty close Sunday evening in Cincinnati, winning the biggest tuneup before the U.S. Open and in the process becoming one of the leading favorites to win the year’s final Grand Slam. Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and a quarter to win her first title in 10 months. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. After a dominant 10 days at the Cincinnati Open and a pretty good showing in Toronto, where she lost in the semifinals in

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.Gauff earned her first in 2023, going on to claim the first of her two Grand Slam titles at the US Open that year.

Coco Gauff dominated Jessica Pegula to earn the Cincinnati Open win and her 12th career WTA singles title.

In the first All-American Cincinnati Open women's final since 1970, Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula for her second Rookwood Cup.