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NY — Coco Gauff overcame a tepid start to win her first Grand Slam title at the age of 19.
The local beat Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to win the US Open, sparking raves from the crowd that cheered her on from start to finish.
The Florida-born Gauff is the first American teenager to win her country’s top tournament since Serena Williams was crowned in 1999. If last year’s US Open was a farewell to Williams, who last competed, the most recent two weeks in New York have been a great welcome for Gauff.
It’s the kind of triumph that has been expected for Gauff since she burst onto the tennis scene at age 15 as the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon in history and advance to the fourth round in her major league debut. in 2019.
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