Cori Gauff soars past Qiang Wang 6-1 6-3 in the final in Romagna Open on Saturday after playing a terrific match to win her 3rd career title, the 2nd of this season. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. This is the first time that Gauff conquered this tournament. She has never played this tournament so far.
Cori added € 10,324 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned € 23,548 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Qiang Wang Emilia-Romagna Open – Parma
Gauff’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the American scored 65 points vs. Qiang’s 46.
Gauff
Gauff served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (26/34) behind her first serve, and she won 52% points (11/21) on her second serve. Cori didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (4/8).
Wang
On the other side, Qiang wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Gauff and Wang is 1-0 for Cori.
This was the 2nd career title for the American. (see list of the title). Qiang remains with 2nd titles after she conquered the tournament in Nanchang 2018 and in Guangzhou 2018. (see list of the title)
Live score progression and stats
Gauff commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Cori improved her lead after breaking Wang in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
Gauff converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Qiang was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (1-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 53 points. Cori was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than the Chinese (32-21). Gauff surrendered 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, Qiang conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).
The American won the set after she broke the Chinese in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Cori converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (4-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Qiang wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).
They contested 58 points. The American conquered the set after winning 8 more points than the Chinese (33-25). Cori lost 7 points on serve (17-7). On the other side, Wang conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).