Cincinnati Open: Gauff defeats Pegula to reclaim title, Fils wins first-ever Masters

[p][b]02:35 CET - [/b]And that's it from the Cincinnati Open! Be sure to check back in with Flashscore when the U.S. Open main draw begins on August 30th.[/p][p][b]02:25 CET - [/b]She has done it! [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a] reclaims her Cincinnati Open title after taking down fellow American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]Jessica Pegula[/a] in straight sets, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/gauff-c-f5BXmEH6/pegula-j-KdojxrAR/?mid=nL3a3dK7"]6-2, 6-4[/a].[/p][embed guid="835afaa7-c86d-402f-ac79-913c022b2cee" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2091683783850242450?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Gauff went up 5-2 in the second set as Pegula tried to battle back. But the now two-time Cincinnati Open champion held her off just enough for her ninth win in her last 10 matches. [/p][p]This now marks her first Masters title of the year and her fourth overall. Gauff has now won at least one Masters title in each year dating back to Cinci in 2023 (China Open - 2024, Wuhan Open - 2025). [/p][p]The last time she won the title in Cinci, Gauff went on to defeat Aryna Sabalenka at the U.S. Open. [/p][p]She has 40 wins in 2026, with four of them coming against top-10 opponents.[/p][image alt="Gauff-Pegula matchup stats" id="b9d4aea8-6e7a-4a66-9c5b-e83c6a9a2c26" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e682bcdd-9747-47ca-a30b-b96f0569ad52" original-width="2160" original-height="3840" /][p][b]01:45 CET -[/b] After winning the first five games of the first set ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/gauff-c-f5BXmEH6/pegula-j-KdojxrAR/?mid=nL3a3dK7"]6-2[/a]), Coco Gauff takes a 1-0 lead over Jessica Pegula in 35 minutes.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/gauff-c-f5BXmEH6/pegula-j-KdojxrAR/?mid=nL3a3dK7"]Follow the second set live![/a][/b][/p][p][b]01:10 CET - [/b]Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are underway in the women's title match![/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/gauff-c-f5BXmEH6/pegula-j-KdojxrAR/?mid=nL3a3dK7"][b]Follow along with Flashscore![/b][/a][/p][p][b]00:15 CET - [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] claims his first-ever Masters title after bageling [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances Tiafoe[/a] in the third set, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=zNi1x8bf"]6-3, 1-6, 6-0[/a]! He is now the youngest French player ever to win a Masters 1000 at just 22-years-old. [/p][p]It's now Fils' second title of the year (fifth overall) after winning the Barcelona Open in April, as he is now 8-0 vs. Americans since the start of 2025. With the US Open coming up, Fils is catching fire at the perfect time. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=zNi1x8bf"]Check out all of the match stats here.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="e028508c-1084-4a51-8d9a-c5a49a904f63" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2091650517671829636?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]23:35 CET - [/b]Well, what a remarkable turnaround! After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] dominated the first set, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances Tiafoe[/a] has completely flipped the script, producing some scintillating tennis to take the second 6-1 in 25 minutes. A one-set shootout it is to decide the champion...[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=zNi1x8bf"]Follow the deciding set with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p][embed guid="3366069a-655a-4da9-ac9f-512b481916da" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2091640674953429217" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]23:11 CET - [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] has produced a glittering first set of tennis in Cincinnati to take the opener 6-3 in just 29 minutes. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances Tiafoe[/a] hasn't been able to get into the contest, with the Frenchman's brutal forehand dominating, and he is now a set away from a maiden Masters title.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=zNi1x8bf"]Follow the second set live![/a][/b][/p][embed guid="377f46c1-dfe1-46eb-99fd-17c1efc2ced7" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2091634282020364609" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]22:31 CET - [/b]The men's final between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances Tiafoe[/a] is about to get underway, with plenty on the line as both players target a maiden Masters 1000 title[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=zNi1x8bf"]Follow the clash live with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="f32fd997-1935-44f8-955b-e8c0131cd9a6" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2091625891117814033" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]20:00 CET - [/b]Good evening and welcome back to our Tennis Tracker ahead of both finals in Cincinnati.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=zNi1x8bf"]First up, at 22:30 CET[/a], is [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances Tiafoe[/a].[/p][p]Both have won four ATP titles in the past, but this would be the biggest of their careers. The American, Tiafoe, has been here before on this court, where he lost to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] in straight sets two years ago. [/p][p]It is new ground for the Frenchman, who has never played in a Masters final. [/p][p]They have met just once before, making this an intriguing spectacle, with Fils beating Tiafoe in Miami last year over three sets.[/p][image alt="Fils - Tiafoe win probability" id="b0e226da-96f4-4434-b816-57058a63703a" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="160a0559-8038-4eea-bfd0-9209bda6cd8c" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Later on in the WTA 1000 event, it's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/gauff-c-f5BXmEH6/pegula-j-KdojxrAR/?mid=nL3a3dK7"]an all-American affair[/a] where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]Jessica Pegula[/a] faces [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a].[/p][p]We are expecting tension in this one, with no clear favourite and one that could go the distance.[/p][p]Pegula leads the head-to-head 5-4, including going 4-1 on hard courts.[/p][p]For what it is worth, Gauff won their latest encounter in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon a few months ago, but only after rallying from a set down.[/p][image alt="Gauff - Pegula win probability" id="55c7a467-19cd-48e8-9663-9518b7c97f79" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9b2ffa76-1a6e-4f28-80be-e0f271e50b35" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]