Gauff to face Pegula in all-American women's final in Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Open will host its first all-American women's final in 56 years after Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula won their respective semi-finals. <p>Fourth seed Gauff cruised home in her clash with Sara Bejlek, eclipsing the Czech 6-4 6-1, while third seed Pegula earned her spot by toppling defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-5 4-6 6-4.</p><p>The last Cincinnati Open final to feature two American women came in 1970 when Rosie Casals defeated Nancy Richey.</p><p>Fellow American Frances Tiafoe also reached the men's final, where he will face France's Arthur Fils.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/tennis/scores-schedule"><strong>Latest tennis scores and results</strong></a> \ud83c\udfbe</li><li><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/ContentPromo" target="_blank"><strong>Download Sky Sports app for analysis, news and video</strong></a> \ud83d\udcfa</li><li><strong>Not got Sky? </strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>Latest Sky Sports deals</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>stream with no contract on NOW</strong></a>\ud83d\udcf1</li></ul><h3>Pegula dethrones Swiatek to secure Gauff final</h3><widget id="6"></widget><p>Pegula rallied from a break down in the deciding \u200cset to defeat six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek in her semi-final.</p><p>World No 3 Pegula and seventh seed Swiatek traded breaks early in \u200bthe opening set before rain briefly interrupted play with the score level at 1-1.</p><p>Swiatek \u200cclawed her way back, breaking to level at 4-4 before moving ahead, but with the set locked at 5-5, Pegula capitalised \u200bon a Swiatek double fault to break for 6-5 before the Pole sent the simplest of smashes into the net to hand Pegula the opener.</p><p>In the second set, Swiatek was more aggressive, breaking in the \u2060sixth game to take a 4-2 lead.</p><p>Pegula broke back and managed to level the contest, but the former world No 1 levelled things up when Pegula missed a forehand return.</p><p>Pegula refused to fade after Swiatek moved 3-1 ahead in the decider. The American levelled at 4-4, earned the decisive break in the \u200cnext game and then served out for a memorable victory.</p> <widget id="4"></widget><p>"It was a really tough match. She (Swiatek) is in great form. To beat someone who is such a great athlete like Iga in the semis and to make it to another 1000 final, it's \u2060awesome," Pegula said.</p><p>She will face Gauff in the final after the two-time Grand Slam winner made light work of unseeded Czech \u200bBejlek in the last four.</p><p>The 20-year-old had stunned world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys en route to booking her first WTA 1000 semi-final spot.</p><p>Gauff proved superior in the opening set, earning a 4-1 lead after breaking serve early on.</p><p>However, Bejlek managed to stay in contention and level at 4-4. It wouldn't be enough to stop the 22-year-old, however, who broke serve again before closing out the set.</p><p>Gauff then broke twice more in the second set, capitalising on a catalogue of Bejlek unforced \u200berrors to seal victory in 76 minutes.</p><h3>Impressive Fils faces Tiafoe in men's final</h3> <widget id="1"></widget><p>Frenchman Fils produced a commanding \u200c67-minute display to sweep aside seventh seed Flavio Cobolli \u200c6-3 6-4 on Saturday and secure his \u200bplace in the men's final in Cincinnati.</p><p>The 21st seed recovered \u200bquickly after Cobolli broke for \u200ca 2-1 lead, breaking straight back to level \u200bat 2-2.</p><p>With the opening set locked at 3-3, Fils improved his performance \u200bto take a 4-3 lead \u2060before breaking decisively \u2060in the eighth game as Cobolli misfired from the \u200cbaseline.</p> <widget id="3"></widget><p>Fils, who won the Barcelona Open in April, maintained his momentum in the \u200csecond set, breaking serve in the opening game.</p><p>Cobolli held to love at 4-3 to keep the pressure on but \u2060Fils proved superior, dictating play \u200bwith sharp forehands to \u200bgain a 5-4 lead and ultimately \u200bclinch victory, having scored 22 winners \u2060and six aces.</p><p>"I was very happy with the performance," Fils said. "I started pretty slow. I was a bit tight, but I think from 4-3 in the first set when I won those long rallies, just the momentum came my way and I felt so much better."</p> <widget id="7"></widget><p>Fils has risen 10 spots to No 11 in the ATP live rankings as a result of his run to the final, where he will face Tiafoe after he beat fellow American \u200bBrandon Nakashima 7-5 6-3 in their semi-final..</p><p>The pair traded four consecutive breaks before drawing level at 3-3 in the opening set, \u200bbut Tiafoe held to love in the seventh game and broke again to move 6-5 ahead before serving out the set.</p><p>The 27-year-old broke Nakashima for a 3-2 lead in the second set \u200cand would go on to clinch victory with another impressive hold to love.</p><p><strong>Watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports. The US Open is also live on Sky Sports from August 30. </strong><a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>Stream tennis with no contract on NOW</strong></a> <strong>and the <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/12572660/download-the-sky-sports-app-premier-league-goals-f1-race-control-and-more-at-your-fingertips">Sky Sports App</a>.</strong></p>