SPORTS

Coco Gauff beats Sakkari, wins Citi Open

By Rajdeep Saha

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Gauff wins her second crown of 2023

Coco Gauff clinched the 2023 Citi Open title, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in the WTA 500 tournament final. This is her second singles crown this year.

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Fourth women's singles title

This marks Gauff's second women's singles crown this season and her fourth overall. Her first singles title this season came at the ASB Classic event in New Zealand.

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A look at the match stats

The American youngster Gauff served seven aces in comparison to Sakkari's one. She converted 6/10 break points and won 63% on her first serve and 62% on her second serve.

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Gauff's impressive journey

On her route to the title, Gauff overcame Hailey Baptiste and sixth seed Belinda Bencic. She then defeated defending champion Liudmila Samsonova before beating Sakkari.

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Teenager breaking records

At 19 years and 146 days, Gauff became the first teenager to win the women's title at the Citi Open. Earlier she became the youngest women player to reach the finals.

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Closing the gap on Sakkari!

Gauff has a 31-12 win-loss record in the WTA tour in 2023. However, this win narrows her head-to-head record against Sakkari to 2-4. Sakkari won the previous two encounters.

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