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EXPLAINED: Amanda anisimova surges to china open final after outclassing coco gauff | Vintage Vibes

Amanda Anisimova shakes hands with Coco Gauff
Amanda Anisimova shakes hands with Coco Gauff after their China Open semi-final. Photograph: Andrés Martínez Casares/EPA

Amanda Anisimova continued a stellar season in which she has finished as runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open by advancing to her second WTA 1000 final of the year, outclassing Coco Gauff, the defending champion, 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the China Open.

Seeded third in Beijing, the 24-year-old American now has a 2-1 edge in her head-to-head record against her compatriot Gauff.

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