It was a dream come true for Coco Gauff. The 21-year-old reeled off four straight games to defeat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 in an all-American final at the Wuhan Open on Sunday. The match wasn’t without drama. Being 5-3 down in the second set, Gauff got to stay in the game, got her composure, and broke Pegula to love to tie at 5-5, demonstrating precisely why she is the third-ranked player in the world. Yet, it was even more special; the accomplishment itself was not only the scoreboard but the reality that her mother shared.

Candi Gauff, Coco’s mother, recently shared several Instagram stories celebrating the win. One featured a collage with Venus Williams on top and Coco on the bottom, captioned: “The only American woman to win in Wuhan.” And it’s true, Coco and Venus Williams are

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