Coco Gauff, the newly crowned U.S. Open champion, thanked to her family after winning her first Grand Slam match against Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday night. Her father, Corey, helped the 19-year-old Floridian develop, and he served as her coach until Wimbledon, when she hired Brad Gilbert.

Following her victory at Flushing Meadows, Gauff sprinted into the crowd and gave Corey and her mother, Candi, among others, big hugs.

During the on-court speech, Coco commented: “Thank you first to my parents. Today was the first time I’ve ever seen my dad crying.

He doesn’t want me to tell y’all that but he got caught in 4K. He thinks he’s so hard. Thank you, guys. You believed in me from the beginning.”

Coco Gauff in 2023

Ranked world no.6, Gauff played her last match on the 9^th of September when she defeated world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 6^th career title.

Currently, during this season Coco achieved a compiled 45-13 record. Gauff conquered 4 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.

Aryna Sabalenka in 2023

Ranked no.2 (career-high), Aryna played her last match on the 9^th of September when she capitulated to world no.6 Cori Gauff 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final of the U.S. Open (draw).

At present, during this year Aryna has managed to achieve a 50-11 win-loss record. Aryna conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and Madrid. Aryna was the runner-up in Indian Wells, Stuttgart and U.S. Open.

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka fought against each other 6 times. Their actual record is 4-2 for Gauff. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Coco Gauff won 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 9^th of September 2023.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.

Coco Gauff with her parents

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