Coco Gauff has continued to prove doubters wrong after winning the Wuhan Open title.
Gauff was questioned after her exit from the China Open, where she was heavily beaten by eventual champion Amanda Anisimova.
The American has answered those questions emphatically, despite Gauff’s coach advising her to skip the Wuhan Open.
After Gauff beat Jessica Pegula to win the Wuhan Open, both former American ATP players Steve Johnson and Jack Sock have commented on her victory.
Steve Johnson and Jack Sock react to Coco Gauff’s victory at the Wuhan Open
After Gauff won Roland Garros back in June, the Wuhan Open is her second title of the 2025 season.
When discussing her victory on the Nothing Major podcast, former top 10 player Sock praised Gauff and claimed that her much talked about serve was noticeably better.
“I think it’s a great turnaround week for her,” said Sock. “I feel like she is not talked about as much in terms of winning titles. So hopefully for her, I feel like we always say it, but I am hoping it gives her the confidence back to keep going.
“It seemed like the serving was better, maybe not all the way there, but I think when she is firing on all cylinders her type of game and Jessie being the counter puncher she is, Coco is able to dictate with the heavy balls and heavy style.”
The Wuhan Open was both Gauff’s ninth hard court final and title, as she is unbeaten in championship matches on the surface.
Former world number 21 Johnson continued the praise for Gauff, who has been called the best in the world for her fighting spirit, and he suggested this should be a warning sign for the rest of the WTA Tour.
“That is unbelievable,” Johnson said in reaction to hearing Gauff’s hard court final record. “It’s so good to see. She was struggling pre-US Open and at the US Open, with the serve. There is nowhere to hide in this sport. If you are struggling with something, if you’re Coco and you’re on Ashe and struggling with your serve, that has got to be one of the hardest feelings to go and deal with.
“So for her to come out here, win this tournament, pretty much in dominant fashion. It has to give her a lot of confidence that it’s just a minor bump in an already incredible career that she will get over and continue to have success.
“She is still so young and so talented, so there is still plenty of tennis ahead for her. Great to see her bounce back and if she is playing like this, that has to be dangerous for the rest of the women’s tour.”
The WTA players who have won the most titles in 2025
Gauff has now won two titles this year, both either WTA 1000 level or above, with only three players above her in this statistic.
While her Wuhan Open final opponent, Pegula, may have won more titles than Gauff this year, she has not won a title above WTA 500 level.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka tops this list with four titles in 2025, while Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek follows closely behind.
Some of the more surprising names on this list with multiple titles in 2025 are McCartney Kessler and rising Australian teenage star Maya Joint.
| WTA Players with the most titles in 2025 | Number of titles they have won in 2025 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 4 (1x Grand Slam, 2x WTA 1000, 1x WTA 500) |
| Iga Swiatek | 3 (1x Grand Slam, 1x WTA 1000, 1x WTA 500) |
| Jessica Pegula | 3 (2x WTA 500, 1x WTA 250) |
| Coco Gauff | 2 (1x Grand Slam, 1x WTA 1000) |
| Madison Keys | 2 (1x Grand Slam, 1x WTA 500) |
| Mirra Andreeva | 2 (2x WTA 1000) |
| Amanda Anisimova | 2 (2x WTA 1000) |
| Elise Mertens | 2 (2x WTA 250) |
| McCartney Kessler | 2 (2x WTA 250) |
| Maya Joint | 2 (2x WTA 250) |
Gauff will now look to continue her impressive end to the 2025 season at the WTA Finals, where she is the defending champion.
The two-time major winner will also be looking to defend her world number three ranking, with Gauff’s compatriot Anisimova hot on her heels.
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