Coco Gauff’s title defence on the China Open ended with a 6-1, 6-2 semifinal loss to third-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Saturday.
Anisimova, runner-up at each the U.S. Open and Wimbledon this yr, wanted simply 58 minutes to beat her American compatriot and advance to the ultimate.
“I knew I used to be going to need to play very well in opposition to Coco if I wished to get the win. I’m actually excited to be within the last,” she mentioned.
Anisimova, who has risen to No. 4 on the planet rankings, jumped out to 5-0 leads in each units.
She’ll face both fifth-seeded Jessica Pegula or Linda Noskova, who’s seeded twenty sixth.
The 20-year-old Noskova turned the youngest Czech participant to achieve a WTA 1000 semifinal for the reason that format was launched in 2009.
