Alert – US Open: Gauff defeats Sabalenka to win first Grand Slam title
Coco Gauff won the final on Saturday evening against Aryna Sabalenka
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American Coco Gauff, the No 6 seed, won the US Open tournament by beating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Saturday evening.
Earlier in the tournament, Gauff, ranked No 6, defeated German qualifier Laura Siegemund (3-6, 6-2, 6-4), Russian Mirra Andreeva (6-3, 6-2), Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 32 seed (3-6, 6-3, 6-0), Dane wildcard Caroline Wozniacki (6-3, 3-6, 6-1), Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 20 seed (6-0, 6-2) and No 10 seed Karolina Muchova (6-4, 7-5).
Sabalenka, ranked No 2, beat Belgian Maryna Zanevska (6-3, 6-2), Jodie Burrage (6-3, 6-2), Frenchwoman Clara Burel (6-1, 6-1), Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 13 seed (6-1, 6-3), Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 23 seed (6-1, 6-4) and American Madison Keys, the No 17 seed (0-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5)) in the previous rounds of the Flushing Meadow tournament.
