Coco Gauff rolled into the U.S. Open final with a win over Karolina Muchova. The 19-year-old American will play for her first Grand Slam singles title on Saturday.
The 19-year-old American fought past Czech's Karolina Muchova 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday night to book herGauff now is looking to become the first women's player from the U.S. to lift the trophy in New York since 2017.
Guaff rushed out to a 5-1 lead in the first set, taking advantage of Muchova's early match jitters and unforced errors. That lead quickly narrowed to 5-4 after Muchova loosened up. Gauff, with the help of the New York crowd's support, was able to close the set out 6-4.at 1-0. Players exited the court and resumed play 50 minutes after the protest began.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
Gauff and Muchova got back into match mode after a 5 minute warm up. Gauff swiftly found herself a 5-3 lead but again, Muchova battled back to even up the set 5-5. Gauff was able to find her fame and dictate play despite Muchova's incredible defense to secure the second set 7-5.
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