Gauff, Fils win Cincinnati tennis titles in run-up to US Open

Gauff beat Pegula for her second Cincinnati Open trophy and Fils overcame Tiafoe for his first Masters 1000 title.Published On 24 Aug 202624 Aug 2026Coco Gauff has defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula, 6-2, 6-4, to capture her second women’s Cincinnati Open title as she looks ahead to the US Open starting in New York next week.Arthur Fils of France overcame American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, in the men’s final for his first Masters 1000 title, with Sunday’s decider marking the first time two Black players competed in an ATP Masters 1000 final.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Nordic nations ‘have lost confidence in Infantino’, demand FIFA reformslist 2 of 4Real Madrid’s Mourinho condemns bullying of Vinicius after La Liga winlist 3 of 4Squad, formation, unrest: Key talking points ahead of Chelsea’s new seasonlist 4 of 4Raphinha and Lopez score braces as Barcelona trounce Elche 5-0end of listGauff, who won the 2023 title beating Karolina Muchova and then went on to win her first Grand Slam at the US Open, stormed to a 5-0 lead in the first set before winning it 6-2. Pegula battled back to 5-4 in the second before Gauff closed out the win. Gauff won five of six bre...