World number six Coco Gauff dominated unseeded Czech player Karolina Muchova to win the China Open - the eighth WTA title of her career and first since January.
The American fourth seed had struggled with her serve earlier in the week and was forced to battle back from a set down against Paula Badosa in the semis to reach her first final since winning in Auckland at the start of the year.
But the 2023 US Open champion showed little sign of that fragility as she claimed a 6-1 6-3 win in one hour and 17 minutes.