Teenage star Gauff beats Ostapenko to win first WTA title

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Hype surrounding Gauff has grown this year after solid performances at both Wimbledon and the US Open. FMTNews USopen Gauff

Gauff, is the youngest player to win a WTA event since Czech Nicole Vaidisova in 2004.

“I’ll remember this day for the rest of my life,” the delighted Gauff said after receiving a minutes-long standing ovation from 3,000 spectators.Gauff will shoot up from 110 in the rankings into the 80s, according to WTA calculations, after becoming the youngest American to earn a WTA trophy since Jennifer Capriati at Toronto 1991, nearly three decades ago.

But she came alive in the third set, going up two breaks before her opponent managed to save a pair of match points while trailing 5-1.

 

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