Following in the footsteps of Serena: Coco Gauff is proud to be the first American female tennis player to win the China Open in 19 years.

Coco Gauff has expressed immense pride in joining the ranks of Serena Williams with her recent victory at the 2024 China Open. The 20-year-old’s win marks her second title of the season, following her success at the ASB Classic in January.

 

After a disappointing performance at the US Open and a subsequent shakeup in her coaching team, Gauff bounced back to clinch her second WTA 1000 title. She delivered a dominant performance in the final, defeating Karolina Muchova with a score of 6-1, 6-3. This victory not only extended Gauff’s perfect record against Muchova to 3-0 but also propelled her two spots up the rankings to become the World No. 4.

Gauff’s triumph is historic; she is now the only woman in the Open Era to win each of her first seven hardcourt finals on the WTA tour. Additionally, she became the first American woman to win the event in Beijing since Serena Williams claimed the title in 2013, further solidifying her place in tennis history.

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Coco Gauff reflected on the historic achievement in her post-match press conference, expressing her delight at breaking new ground in women’s tennis.

“Yeah, that’s pretty cool, considering there’s been so many great players before me in the Open Era. Honestly, with the stat things, I feel like every tournament, it’s a new stat or new record. I’m very thankful,” she said.

“I would be excited to see when the next stat is, the next girl, I don’t know who, will be the first person to do this since Coco Gauff. I’m excited to see that, honestly,” she added.

Gauff was particularly thrilled to follow in Serena Williams’ footsteps with her China Open triumph, emphasizing that it was a “huge honor” to have her name associated with the 23-time Grand Slam champion. The 20-year-old also expressed her belief that records were meant to be broken, expressing her desire to see another player surpass her feat.

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“Especially honestly it means a lot when I saw that the last American woman to win this was Serena Williams. Honestly, anytime my name is mentioned in whatever sentence hers is, it’s like a huge honor to do something no one has ever done before. It is pretty cool. I didn’t know that was on the line,” Coco Gauff said.

“I don’t know if it would have affected my mentality today. That’s pretty cool. I hope somebody else breaks it. I think records are meant to be broken, honestly,” she added.

“I was just like this match is not going to change my life” – Coco Gauff on her ‘super relaxed’ mindset heading into China Open final

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During the same press conference, Coco Gauff shed light on her “super relaxed” mindset heading into the China Open final, opening up about reminding herself that the outcome of the match wouldn’t dramatically change her life.

“I was super relaxed going in. I was just like, I don’t know, this match is not going to change my life. When you go into matches like that, it’s super relaxed. I think also the experience of winning a 1000-level title in the past. Yeah, that tournament, it was great confidence. Again, it didn’t change my life,” Coco Gauff said.

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The 20-year-old also emphasized that she would’ve been proud of herself even if she had lost, taking satisfaction in her efforts.

“I knew regardless of the result today, I was proud. Honestly, I was just telling myself the whole match I’m proud of myself, how I was able to overcome and still work on things that I’ve been practicing on, too, and stick to it,” she added.

Coco Gauff will be back in action at the Wuhan Open, aiming to win her second consecutive WTA 1000 title. Following a first-round bye, the American will take on the winner of the match between Ashlyn Krueger and Viktoriya Tomova.

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