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This is Coco Gauff’s second title of the year and her first since Roland-Garros in June.
American 3rd seed, Coco Gauff, was crowned Wuhan Open tennis champion in China. Gauff secured a hard-fought, straight-sets win over her 6th-seeded compatriot, Jessica Pegula, in the final.
Gauff was playing in her third WTA 1000 final of the season and was the favourite to add another piece of silverware to her trophy cabinet. But Pegula, who beat top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-final, wasn’t going to go down without a fight.
Gauff again struggled with her serve, but hit 24 winners to 13, to record a 6-4, 7-5 win over her compatriot and friend.
This is her second title of the year and her first since Roland-Garros in June. The win means she will go into the year-end WTA Finals in November as the U.S. number one.
Meanwhile, world number 204, Valentin Vacherot rewrote the sport’s history books in Shanghai.
THE STORY OF A LIFETIME 📖
From World No. 204 with zero ATP Tour titles to his name to battling it out with resilience and grace all week: @val_vacherot is your Masters 1000 champion in Shanghai 🥹🏆
Read all about his remarkable victory here 👇#RolexShanghaiMasters
— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 12, 2025
Vacherot and his cousin, Arthur Rinderknech of France, featured in just the third Masters final in history to feature two unseeded players. Vacherot was also the lowest-ranked Masters finalist ever. That, however, did not seem to bother the 26-year-old from Monaco.
Vacherot, who earlier beat Holger Rune and Novak Djokovic, fought hard for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over his older cousin. He also became the first player from Monaco to win an ATP Tour singles title.
“Sharing this is very tough. I know there has to be one loser, but I think there are two winners today from one family. And I think for the sport of tennis the story is just unreal. I wish there could be two winners, but unfortunately, there’s only one. And for myself, I am very happy that that is me,” says Vacherot.
