BERLIN: Top seed Coco Gauff crashed out of the Berlin Open with a 7-5, 7-6(2) defeat by fellow American Jessica Pegula in the semifinals today.
The match was suspended yesterday due to rain, with world number five Pegula leading 7-5, 6-6(3-1) and wasting no time after the match resumed today by winning four of the last five points to reach her first grass court final.
Pegula has now extended her head-to-head lead over US Open champion Gauff to 3-1.
The 30-year-old now faces Russian Anna Kalinskaya, who beat former world number one Victoria Azarenka in three sets.