Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- US Open runner-up Amanda Anisimova crushed defending champion Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in just 58 minutes on Sunday to reach her first China Open final.

Anisimova faces either fellow American Jessica Pegula, the fifth seed, or 26th-seeded Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic in Sunday's title decider in Beijing. "I felt really good throughout the whole match," third-seeded Anisimova, beaten in the final in New York by Aryna Sabalenka a month ago, said. "All my shots were working today, which is my favourite way to play. "Coco's a really tough player, so I knew I was gonna really have to step it up."

Anisimova said she was surprised to be back in another final so soon, having taken time off after the US Open and removing a ...