美国网球女将Coco Gauff周日在中国公开赛决赛中出奇制胜，以6-1、6-3的成绩横扫Karolina Muchová，赢得了一场直落两盘的精彩胜利。此次夺魁使这位20岁的小将成为自2013年Serena Williams以来首位荣膺该赛事冠军的美国选手，并由此累积了其职业生涯中第八个WTA奖杯。
赛后采访中Gauff表示：“我想向Karolina致以最诚挚的祝贺，你的回归让人欣喜。你是一个如此出色的运动员，你应该获得一切。我也想感谢我的团队，在这赛季中对我无条件的支持。”
比赛中，高福展现出令人印象深刻的统治力，她仅用30分钟便完成了第一盘比赛，尽管面对近期击败过美网冠军Aryna Sabalenka和奥运冠军Zheng Qinwen的Muchová这一挑战。事实上，高福始终掌控着比赛节奏，在整个对弈过程中展现了强大的体能，并且只犯下8个非故意失误，而对手则多达24次。
第二盘开局时，高福一度因发球出现问题而让对手取得2-0领先优势，但她迅速回击以重新夺回局面控制。这是自过去九个月以来，也是在她加入教练团队Matt Daly后首次赢得的冠军——这一决定是在上月与长期指导Brad Gilbert分道扬镳后作出的。
在Gilbert及其团队的帮助下，高福于2023年提升了自己的竞技状态，并成功摘得去年美网赛事冠军，以及Cincinnati和华盛顿两座锦旗。接下来，高福将参加武汉公开赛，在此过程中继续攀升排名。
这场比赛不仅是个人荣誉的体现，也标志着Gauff在硬地赛场首次连胜七场的重大成就，在网球史上留下了一笔辉煌的历史记录，并预示了她在国际网坛上更为光明的前景与成长。
新闻来源：www.cnn.com
原文地址：Coco Gauff makes history after cruising to China Open title
新闻日期：2024-10-06
原文摘要：
US tennis star Coco Gauff stormed to victory in the China Open final on Sunday, sweeping past Karolina Muchová 6-1 6-3. The straight-sets victory makes the 20-year-old the first American to win the tournament since Serena Williams back in 2013 – she now has eight WTA titles to her name. Gauff also made WTA history in the process, becoming the first woman to win her first seven hard-court finals in the Open era. “I want to say congratulations to you Karolina. It’s great to see you back on tour. I think you’re such an amazing player and you deserve everything,” Gauff said in her post-match interview, before thanking her own team for supporting her through the season. It was an impressive performance from Gauff who wasted no time in stamping her authority on the final as she wrapped up the first-set in 30 minutes, a remarkable feat given Muchová’s recent run. The Czech star, who has battled injuries this season, would have been confident of her chances on Sunday given recent victories against US Open winner Aryna Sabalenka and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen. But, in truth, she couldn’t match Gauff’s physicality as the American dominated throughout, making only eight unforced errors to Muchová’s 24. Gauff’s previous issues with serving momentarily surfaced at the start of the second set which allowed Muchova to take a 2-0 lead, but Gauff broke back instantly to reassert her control on the match. The title was Gauff’s first for nine months and first after adding Matt Daly to her coaching team, following her decision to move away from long-time coach Brad Gilbert last month. Gilbert was part of a coaching team that helped Gauff ramp up her form in 2023 to claim her first grand slam with victory at last year’s US Open, as well as titles in Cincinnati and Washington. Gauff will play the Wuhan Open next, as she continues to rise up the rankings once again.
