Coco Gauff wins China Open and writes history

Coco Gauff wins China Open and writes history

The US tennis player Coco Gauff celebrated an impressive victory on Sunday in the final of the China Open by defeating Karolina Muchová with 6-1, 6-3

Coco Gauffs remarkable victory

With this success, the 20-year-old has become the first American since Serena Williams who has won the tournament since 2013. Gauff now has a total of eight WTA titles in their possession.

historical performance in the WTA

In addition, Gauff WTA history wrote by becoming the first woman to win her first seven finals in the open era.

a praise to the competition

In her interview after the match, Gauff said: "I want to congratulate you, Karolina. It's great to see you again on the tour. I think you are a great player and deserve everything." Then she thanked her team for the support during the season.

dominance in the game

gauff showed an impressive performance in which she performed safely and determined. It only took 30 minutes to win the first set - a remarkable performance if you take into account that Muchová has been in excellent form lately.

Muchovás challenges and Gauffs return

The Czech player, who had to deal with injuries this season, had been optimistic on Sunday because she had previously won against the US Open winner Ayna Sabalenka and the Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen. However, she was unable to counter Gauff's physical superiority, since the American made only eight unscathed mistakes throughout the game, compared to Muchovás 24.

a turning point in the second set

In addition, at Gauff, at the beginning of the second set, problems with the surcharge occurred briefly, which brought Muchová a 2-0 lead. But Gauff immediately broke back and restored the game again.

fresh start in the coaching team

This title is the first for Gauff after nine months and the first since she started Matt Daly in her coaching team. This happened after she separated from her long -time coach Brad Gilbert last month.

outlook for the future

Gilbert was part of the coaching team, which supported Gauff, to increase their form in 2023 and win their first Grand Slam title at the US Open last year, as well as win in Cincinnati and Washington.

Gauff will follow the Wuhan Open next, while she continues to rise in the ranking.