Coco Gauff beats Muchova in straight sets to win China Open
Coco Gauff overpowered Karolina Muchova in straight sets to win the China Open on Sunday for her second title of the year and eighth overall. The 20-year-old American and last year’s US Open champion stormed to victory 6-1, 6-3 in one hour, 16 minutes in Beijing.
After a disappointing few months by her standards, including surrendering her New York crown in the last 16, Gauff adds the China Open to her triumph in Auckland in January. The sixth-ranked Gauff, under a new coaching team in the Chinese capital after splitting with Brad Gilbert last month, wiped away tears at the end.
It proved one match too far for Muchova, who at 49 in the world was the lowest-ranked finalist in the history of the prestigious WTA 1000 tournament.
Gauff made a fast start, breaking the Czech for a 2-0 lead in the first set and then holding her own serve without conceding a point.
The young American was up 3-0 with barely 10 minutes on the clock.
Making her mark
On her 101st match at a WTA 1000 event, @CocoGauff captures the #ChinaOpen title! pic.twitter.com/Z74WrYnSCy
— wta (@WTA) October 6, 2024
Source: eNCA
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