Cori Gauff tops Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-4 in the final in Cincinnati on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 56 minutes. This is the first time that the American conquered this tournament. Her best achievement in this tournament so far was reaching the 2nd round. Here you can see when her history at this event.
Coco added $ 186,810 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned $ 454,500 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Karolina Muchova Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati
Gauff’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:56
At the end of the match, Coco scored 81 points vs. Karolina’s 67.
Gauff
Coco was sharp when converting 63% of the break points that she conquered (5/8).
Muchova
On the other side, the Czech was not so effective in converting her break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Gauff and Muchova is 1-0 for Coco.
This was the 5th career title for Coco. She won the previous title in Cincinnati. (see list of titles and finals). The Czech 3rd remains with 1 title after she conquered the tournament in Seoul 2019. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Gauff won the set after she broke the Czech in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Muchova tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, Gauff managed to stay calm and finish the job to win the set 6-3.
The American converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Czech converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 55 points. Coco conquered the set after winning 5 more points than the Czech (30-25). The American dropped 9 points on serve (15-9). On the other side, Muchova conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).
Coco won the set after she broke Karolina in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Muchova tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nonetheless, the American kept the focus to win the set 6-4.
Coco failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 40.
Muchova capitulated the 7th game (5-2) when she was comfortably leading 40-0. A defining moment of this set was when Coco won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.
The American converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Karolina converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 40-A).
They contested 82 points. Gauff won 8 points more than Muchova (45-37). The American dropped 18 points on serve (26-18). On the other side, Muchova conceded 19 points on serve (19-19).
