Gauff fights back to reach China Open final
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Beijing: Coco Gauff fought back from a set down to beat Spain s Paula Badosa and surge into the final of the China Open on Saturday. The American w...
Beijing: Coco Gauff fought back from a set down to beat Spain's Paula Badosa and surge into the final of the China Open on Saturday.
The American won 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 and plays China's Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen or Aryna Sabalenka's vanquisher Karolina Muchova in Sunday's title decider in Beijing.
Last year's US Open champion, who has struggled in recent months, is chasing a second title of the year and eighth overall.
The 20-year-old split with coach Brad Gilbert after her New York title defence ended in the last 16 in a blur of double-faults.
The sixth-ranked Gauff racked up 11 double-faults and also converted just six of 20 break points on Saturday, but battled back to down the Spaniard in two hours, 20 minutes.
