Coco Gauff earned her first Grand Slam title after taking down upcoming world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s US Open women’s final. A full Arthur Ashe Stadium celebrated her achievement, but there is still one more big showdown remaining in this year’s tournament as Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev get ready for a rematch of the 2021 US Open final on Sunday.
Gauff said she grew up watching Venus and Serena Williams play in the US Open, and now she is receiving a trophy on the same stage. The 19-year-old is now the youngest American — man or woman — to win the the title since Serena won in 1999 at 17 years old. She is also the first woman to win the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and US Open in the same year since Serena Williams in 2014.
Prior to Sunday, Sabalenka had only lost one set in this tournament. She won the first set against Gauff, but the American rising star pulled off the comeback after shaking off some nerves. Gauff landed in New York as the No….
