Cori Gauff downs Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in New York on Saturday. The match lasted 2 hours and 6 minutes. This is the first time that the American conquered this tournament and a slam snd at 19 years of age she is destined for more. Her best achievement in this tournament so far was reaching the quarter. Here you can see when her history at this event.
Gauff added $ 1,500,000 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned $ 3,000,000 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Aryna Sabalenka U.S. Open – New York
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At the end of the match, Gauff scored 83 points vs. Aryna’s 74.
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Gauff was effective when converting 56% of the break points that she procured (5/9).
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On the other side, Aryna wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Sabalenka is 4-2 for Coco.
This was the 6th career title for Coco. (see list of titles and finals). Aryna remains with 13th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
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Gauff came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Aryna Sabalenka in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Aryna to win the set as Coco managed to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. Sabalenka kept her cool to break the American in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).
Coco was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Sabalenka was spot on in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, Coco was flawless in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 55 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than the American (32-23). Aryna conceded 11 points on serve (16-11). on the other side of the court, Gauff conceded 16 points on serve (12-16).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Coco clinched in the 4th game (3-1) before eventually conquering the set (6-3).
Gauff was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 40-A). On the other side, Aryna was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (1-3 30-40).
They played 57 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Aryna (32-25). Gauff conceded 10 points on serve (22-10). on the other side of the net, Sabalenka conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).
Gauff had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Aryna Sabalenka in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Coco to win the set because Sabalenka found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) game. Gauff kept her focus to break Sabalenka in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Coco won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to bring the score from 0-0 to 4-0.
The American converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, the Belarussian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (1-4 15-40).
They contested 45 points. Coco won 11 points more than Aryna (28-17). Gauff conceded 7 points on serve (13-7). On the losing side, Sabalenka conceded 15 points on serve (10-15).
Cori Gauff in New York |
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