American tennis player Coco Gauff booked her place in the Wuhan Open final for the first time in her career after defeating Jasmine Paolini in straight sets on Saturday.
The American third seed, who had lost all three previous meetings with the Italian this year, finally turned the tables with a 6-4, 6-3 win to secure a spot in the final against either defending champion Aryna Sabalenka or sixth seed Jessica Pegula.
Reflecting on her performance, Gauff said, "It was 3-0 this year, but I think our head-to-head is even now. I'm really happy with how I played today. It was tough, especially on serve, but I did what I needed to do to get through."