History: Coco Gauff defeats Sabalenka to win the US Open

Historical!

North American tennis player Coco Gauff, who was playing on home soil at the age of 19, won the US Open on Saturday, in her second final at a Grand Slam tournament.

In the decisive confrontation, the young tennis player, who started surprising the world of tennis in 2019, at the age of only 15, achieved one of her dreams, after defeating Belarusian Arina Sabalenka, the first seed, in three sets.

And in two hours and three minutes, Coco Gauff made a match for history, but she started losing the first set 6-2, in light of Sabalenka’s control.

In the second set, Gauff responded, equalizing the score 6-3, and winning the third and decisive set, 6-2, without missing the first half. Championship point.

Gauff, who lost the 2022 Roland Garros final, her first at a Grand Slam, will climb to world No. 3 for the first time, behind future number one Aryna Sabalenka in Monday’s update, as well as Ija Swiatek, who will drop to the second round. Second place. And Goff outperforms her compatriot Jessica Pegula, who is so far ranked first in the United States.

On the Arthur Ashe Court, things started looking better for Sabalenka, who quickly started winning on Gough’s serve, confirming the superiority. break With 2-0 on serve. The North American response came when it was submitted break to 2-2, but Sabalenka won the next four games, two of them on serve Adolescence.

In the second group, Gauff improved his level, and advanced 2-1 in his favour break For 3-1 on Sabalenka’s serve and controlled the set until the partial minutes of 6-3.

With an increasingly consistent and strong performance throughout the match, and defending well against Sabalenka’s attacks, Gauff broke the first two games of the Belarusian’s service in the third set and reached 4-0. Sabalenka managed to make it 4-1, at which point she called for medical help: she broke again to make it 4-2, but the American hit back on the opposite serve, making it 5-2 and the title accounts at your service, at the first opportunity.

This was followed by tears of a young champion lying on the field and hugs between the finalists.

This achievement also allows Gauff to join Serena Williams (1999) and Tracy Austin (1979 and 1981) on the list. Teenagers American women to win the US Open.