US Tennis Open, like Wimbledon and Roland Garros, is a major tennis event for both Women and Men. In the 2023 US Tennis Open for Women, all eyes have been focusing on the new Women Tennis phenomenon: Coco Gauff, Atlanta, GA born and a tennis genius from Delray Beach, Florida, USA. Coco Gauff, the new US Tennis prodigy, has been building on the path left by Serena Williams, since the latter announced her retirement. With Serena Williams out the question was whether she was going to take over, even solidify Serena Williams's legacy: she just did it. No 6 seed Coco Gauff won her 1st Grand Slam title, overcoming the early momentum by the No 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the new top-ranked player in the WTA.
In US Tennis Open Women Single semi-final, on Thursday night, Sep 7, 2023, No 6. seed Coco Gauff delivered a straight-sets win, 6-7, 7-5, over No. 10 seed Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic (US Tennis Open 2023: American Coco Gauff, 19, Makes More Steps On the Path To Continue Williams' Legacy).
With the win, Coco Gauff became a phenomenon, being the youngest American player to reach the US Open final since 17-year-old Serena Williams in 1999. Coco Gauff was then ready to play her first US Open final.
Hence, on Saturday, Sep 9, 2023, the highly anticipated US Open Women Final pitting Coco Gauff against the No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka was exciting and emotion fueled event. Coco Gauff delivered beyond expectations.
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Saturday's final was Gauff's second in a Grand Slam after she advanced to the 2022 French Open final. Hence, it was her first Grand Slam championship. She won it, beating Aryna Sabalenka , 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
The win by Coco Gauff was one of the very emotional scenes at the Grand Slam final, with the crowd erupting with cheers and Coco Gauff crying with joy. She then ran to her parents and family members, hugging her dad and her mum, and dancing with them.
The game started with Aryna Sabalenka dominating and wining the first set (6-2). Then, starting with the second set, Coco Gauff got the momentum back and with the cheers from the crowd, put pressure on Aryna Sabalenka to go up 3-1, and holding on to win the second set.
The momentum continued until the end, with high speed, energy, and precision.
The Women US Open final was highly anticipated, especially given the performance of the teenager Coco Gauff against the experienced Aryna Sabalenka in the previous matches. In the past, the two played against each other three times, with Coco Gauff having won 3 and Aryna Sabalenka 2 games.
Coco Gauff, is now a 19-year-old prodigy and was, as anticipated, cheered by the crowd over the rounds. The crowd was rewarded with the victory and exploded with joy.
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@AfroAmerica Network 2023
