Gauff stops Sabalenka to win US Open crown

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NEW YORK: American teenager Coco Gauff came from behind to win the US Open on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), clinching her first Grand Slam title with a battling win over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

Gauff, 19, produced a gutsy performance on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2hr 6min to complete a fairytale transformation in her season's fortunes.The sixth seed from Florida had gone into the final as the underdog against the hard-hitting second seed Sabalenka, who will become world number one in next week's rankings.

She held easily to take a 2-0 lead but Gauff then took advantage of a shaky service game from Sabalenka to break at 2-2 in the fourth.The Belarusian double-faulted twice to allow Gauff to get back on level terms.But that hard-won parity was surrendered in the next game as Sabalenka broke back to go 3-2 ahead.Australian Open champion Sabalenka then wobbled on her own serve once more as Gauff eked out two break points in the sixth game.

 

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