Coco Gauff is through to the final of the China Open after coming from a set down to beat Paulo Badosa in Beijing on Saturday.
Gauff, the former US Open Champion, was troubled by double faults early in the match but recovered to defeat the Spaniard 4-6 6-4 6-2. She will play either Zheng Qinwen or Karolina Muchova in Sunday's final, with the second semi-final taking place later on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
A confident Gauff would not lose another game in the set as she seized the momentum before a decider. In the third set, the 20-year-old broke twice to build a 4-1 lead and wouldn't be stopped from there. 'I've had tough opponents the whole tournament,' she added. 'Happy to be in the final.
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