“It’s a bittersweet feeling. Jasmine played great tennis today. Unfortunately, I felt like I didn’t bring my best, which I knew I needed today,” said Coco Gauff back in May, after losing the final to Jasmine Paolini back in Rome. It was the 21-year-old’s second-straight loss this season against Paolini. And just when she was expecting to settle the scores in Cincinnati, the Italian earned a hattrick of wins. This week in Wuhan, a fourth consecutive defeat was looming over Gauff against the World No.5. However, the two-time Grand Slam champion came prepared this time.

On Saturday, World No. 3 Gauff finally managed to take revenge after her last three losses against Paolini. And it was a sweet feeling. After all, she has now reached the final of the Wuhan Open for the first time. In

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