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Coco Gauff will win the women's singles title at the 2026 US Open.

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Coco Gauff will win the women's singles title at the 2026 US Open.

“I am going to go with Coco Gough in the women's singles and a new time, a new first time in the men's singles. Ben Shelton.”

Mawande Mattez · Cape Talk · Lunch with Pippa Hudson · 31 Aug 2026

The verdict· graded 11 Sept

Coco Gauff did not win the 2026 US Open women’s singles title; Elena Rybakina beat her in the semifinal.

The claim required Gauff to win the title, but the research notes say she lost in the semifinal to Rybakina. Since she was eliminated before the final, the predicted outcome did not happen.

Reader poll: 0% said yes · 1 vote

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