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Coco Gauff’s 2024 started in teh best possible way. The young American tennis player conquered the first title of the season, winning the ASB Classic in Auckland (New Zealand) and thus confirming the title and points obtained in 2023.
In the WTA 250 in Auckland, Coco played a very tough match against the Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina. The strong balance in the first set – where on two occasions the American suffered a counter-break as soon as she had broken serve from her rival – dragged on until the tie-break.
From 3-2 the Ukrainian took off and earned 4 set points, one of which she exploited.
However, Gauff managed to rebalance the match in the following set, taking advantage of the three overall breaks granted by her rival and closing the set 6-3.
In the decisive set, very balanced, especially on serve and from the baseline, Coco took advantage of the only break conceded by her rival, thus managing to break the balance and close the third set 6-3. With this victory, Gauff clinched her 7th career title, first of 2024 and 2nd at the ASB Classic in Auckland.
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