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Coco Gauff will defend her title in the Auckland Classic final against Elina Svitolina after beating her fellow American Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-1 in their semi-final. Gauff needed only 62 minutes to sweep past the fourth-seeded Navarro and has now won 18 straight sets and nine consecutive matches over two years in Auckland. She has lost only 15 games in four matches so far this year.
Gauff’s win in Auckland last year was the start of a golden run which culminated when she won her first major title at the US Open. She seems in similar, compelling form this year, dominating matches with her serve and powerful ground shots, sending down 10 aces in 12 games in beating Navarro.