USA's Coco Gauff Wins Cincinnati Tennis Open, First Masters 1000 Tournament
justjared.comCoco Gauff just won the biggest match of her career! The 19-year-old American tennis superstar beat out Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova during the women’s finals match at the 2023 Western & Southern Open on Sunday (August 20) held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. Coco beat out Karolina in two straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to win her first Masters 1000 tournament.
She’s now the youngest player to win the tournament as well! Keep reading to find out more… Yesterday, Coco also defeated the world #1, Poland’s Iga Swiatek, in three sets, 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4. Coco had previously lost seven consecutive matches (14 sets) to Iga, 22, before Saturday’s match. Coco has recently been working with tennis champ Andre Agassi‘s former coach, Brad Gilbert.
Just two weeks ago, Coco became the first teenager to win the Washington Open, beating Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the final.
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