Coco Gauff, 3rd player in the world, beat the Chinese Zheng Qinwen (7th) on Saturday in Riyadh 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) after a breathtaking final lasting more than three hours to win 20 years his first WTA Masters. Often with her back to the wall, the American first equalized at one set after being down 3-1 in the second set before saving 3-0 points in the last set.
The winner of the US Open 2023 becomes the youngest winner of the tournament which brings together the eight best players of the season since Maria Sharapova in 2004, at the end of a week where she dominated world number 2 Iga Swiatek in the group stage and number 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals.
