Pegula dethrones Swiatek to book Cincinnati final against Gauff
The women’s all-American final will be followedby a men’s title clash between Frances Tiafoe and Arthur Fils of France. Jessica Pegula rallied in the third set to topple defending champion Iga Swiatek and book a title showdown with Coco Gauff at the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: World number three Pegula won a “crazy” match against Swiatek 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday in the US city.
- Fact 2: CONCACAF asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisis Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa Arsenal rout Coventry 3-0 to begin Premier League title defence in style Argentina’s Paredes gets 10-game ban for World Cup final scuffle with Spain Gauff powered past giant-killer Sara Bejlek 6-4, 6-1, ending the unseeded Czech’s dream run that included a fourth-round victory over world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
- Fact 3: Fils charged into his first Masters 1000 final with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over French Open runner-up Flavio Cobolli in a match delayed for 45 minutes by rain and lightning.
- Fact 4: “Crazy match today,” Pegula said after needing nearly three hours to subdue Swiatek, who was coming off her first title of 2026 in Toronto last week.
The women’s all-American final will be followedby a men’s title clash between Frances Tiafoe and Arthur Fils of France. Jessica Pegula rallied in the third set to topple defending champion Iga Swiatek and book a title showdown with Coco Gauff at the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament.
World number three Pegula won a “crazy” match against Swiatek 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday in the US city. CONCACAF asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisis Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa Arsenal rout Coventry 3-0 to begin Premier League title defence in style Argentina’s Paredes gets 10-game ban for World Cup final scuffle with Spain Gauff powered past giant-killer Sara Bejlek 6-4, 6-1, ending the unseeded Czech’s dream run that included a fourth-round victory over world number one Aryna Sabalenka. Their all-American Sunday night final will be followed by a men’s title clash between American Frances Tiafoe and Arthur Fils of France.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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