Coco Gauff soars into U.S. Open with dominant run to title in Cincinnati‎

No one plays a perfect tennis match. Coco Gauff came pretty close Sunday evening in Cincinnati, winning the biggest tuneup before the U.S. Open and in the process becoming one of the leading favorites to win the year’s final Grand Slam. Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and a quarter to win her first title in 10 months. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. After a dominant 10 days at the Cincinnati Open and a pretty good showing in Toronto, where she lost in the semifinals in