{"id":189342,"date":"2025-10-04T09:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/189342\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T09:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:44:06","slug":"amanda-anisimova-surges-to-china-open-final-after-outclassing-coco-gauff-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/189342\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Anisimova surges to China Open final after outclassing Coco Gauff | Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amanda Anisimova continued a stellar season in which she has finished as runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open by advancing to her second WTA 1000 final of the year, outclassing Coco Gauff<\/a>, the defending champion, 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the China Open.<\/p>\n

Seeded third in Beijing, the 24-year-old American now has a 2-1 edge in her head-to-head record against her compatriot Gauff.<\/p>\n

Anisimova bludgeoned her way to a 5-0 advantage in the opening set before the second seed got on the board to make it 5-1. The second set unfolded in a similar fashion, with Anisimova building a commanding 5-0 lead. Although Gauff fought back to win the next two games, Anisimova sealed the victory in 58 minutes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was able to put on a really good performance and I knew I was going to have to play really well against Coco if I wanted to get the win. I\u2019m really excited to be in the final,\u201d Anisimova said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been saying every time I\u2019ve walked on court and won my match that I love playing here and the crowd support has been so amazing since the first day I got here. I really think that\u2019s carried me through this entire tournament. Hopefully everyone can come out and support me in the final.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next up for the world No 4 is either the American fifth seed, Jessica Pegula, or the Czech 26th seed, Linda Noskova, who play in the second semi-final later on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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