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Coco Gauff has decided to skip the San Diego Open following her US Open win. Gauff, 19, landed American women’s tennis a Grand Slam title after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final. This week, a WTA 500 event in San Diego is taking place.
Gauff, who was originally scheduled to play at this year’s San Diego edition, needs rest after two very demanding weeks at the US Open and it is not really surprising that the 19-year-old American is skipping the tournament.
Last year, Gauff competed in San Diego and made the quarterfinal before losing to Iga Swiatek.
Gauff lands American women’s tennis a Grand Slam title
For the first time since 2017, an American woman won the US Open.
Also, Gauff became the first American female player since Sofia Kenin in 2020 to win a Grand Slam title. After becoming a Grand Slam champion, Gauff reflected on her road to becoming a Slam champion. “It’s been difficult.
I mean, it’s been a long journey to this point. I wasn’t a fully developed player, and I still think I have a lot of development to go at that moment. I think people were putting a lot of pressure on me to win. I felt that at 15 I…
