Gauff wins Cincinnati with rebuilt serve ten months after 16-double-fault defeat

Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win the 2026 Cincinnati Open, her first title of the season and fourth WTA 1000 trophy. Ten months after serving 16 double faults and 62 unforced errors in a 2025 Cincinnati quarter-final loss, Gauff — having hired biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan to rebuild her delivery — hit first serves above 120mph in the final. The US Open starts within days.