Coco Gauff didn’t hide that she was very happy and proud of pulling off something that had never been done before as the 20-year-old admits she is now curious to see if and when someone will emulate her record.
On Sunday, the American tennis star annihilated Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-3 in the Beijing final to claim her second WTA 1000 title. Now, she has seven titles in her collection and a very impressive record of 7-1 in her finals played.
Each of those seven titles came on hard courts. By doing so, Gauff is the only player in the Open Era to have all of her first seven hard-court finals. Her lone final loss came at the 2022 French Open, when she was ousted by Iga Swiatek on the clay courts of Roland Garros.
Also, the 20-year-old became the first American since Serena Williams in 2013 to win Beijing.
Following her latest success, the world No. 4 addressed making history but also joining the American tennis icon on the Beijing winners list.
“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. 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…
