Coco Gauff continued her excellent preparation for this month’s US Open with victory at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday.
The 19-year-old overcame Karolína Muchová 6-3 6-4 in the final having already beaten world No. 1 Iga Świątek in the semifinals. The title is the American’s third of the season and second hard-court trophy of the summer as she rounds into form ahead of the final grand slam of the calendar year which begins on August 28 in Flushing Meadows, New York. “I’m really happy with how I was able to manage this week,” Gauff said after becoming the tournament’s youngest ever winner.
She burst onto the scene as a 15-year-old, but 2023 has seen Gauff find somewhat of a winning formula on the court as she is having her most successful season of her short career by far. She won in Auckland in January and Washington two weeks ago, and victory in Cincinnati on Sunday was her fifth career title. Despite the straight set scoreline, it wasn’t very straightforward for Gauff against Muchová though, as the Czech No. 17 seed showed plenty of grit to hold off the youngster at times.
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