Coco Gauff

Coco Gauff is one win away from notching up a third WTA Tour singles title after seeing off Danka Kovinic in the semi-final of the ASB Classic in Auckland.

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Top-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the final of the ASB Classic by beating Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-0, 6-2 on Saturda...

“I like to think always that I can do more than I think I am capable of doing.“ But it definitely plays in the back of your head when you know you’re close to the end and there’s a time constraint.” “I’m in the final so it’s hard to say no to that question. “I guess (I’m in the groove),” Gauff said. “I have a good track record for rain, coming from Florida,” Gauff said. “But on the WTA level, the last one was Parma (in 2021), so it’s been a while.

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Teen duo Coco Gauff and Linda Noskova produced impressive displays in Auckland and Adelaide respectively to reach the final.

[WATCH the WTA Tour LIVE on beIN SPORTS See you in the final 👋— wta (@WTA) Gauff steamrolled Kovinic 6-0 6-2 to move into her first WTA Tour hard-court final since claiming the title in Linz in October 2019.

With a 6-0, 6-2 victory over seventh-seeded Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, American teenager and world number seven Gauff demonstrated once more that she will be ...

In a semi-final with two qualifiers, Masarova ranked 130th, defeated Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure 6-3, 6-3. With a 6-0, 6-2 victory over seventh-seeded Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, American teenager and world number seven Gauff demonstrated once more that she will be a force at the Australian Open in this month’s tournament. Corrections Policy

Top-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the final of the ASB Classic by beating Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday.

Fritz has represented the U.S. up 3-0 in the best-of-five matchup, and 2017 U.S. Fritz put the U.S. a spot in the final. Hurkacz was clearly angered after making three forehand mistakes in succession to drop a tiebreaker he had led 5-4. The world No.

Join us at 5pm, as top seed Coco Gauff takes on Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova at Stanley Street.

Top-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the final of the ASB Classic by beating Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday.

World No 7 Coco Gauff downed Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova 6-1, 6-1 to start her 2023 season with a title.

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The match was competitive for the first three games, before Gauff lifted. Masarova gradually eased into the match, but couldn’t force open any doors, as Gauff negated all 11 break opportunities. After the week we’ve had, it was almost inevitable there would be another weather-induced twist in the tail. The match eventually got underway at 6:45pm, with Gauff’s first act a wide angled ace. More importantly, she was peerless on court, dropping only 22 games across 10 sets. But it’s been a great week.”

The 18-year-old American says she wants to be able to see for herself her name next to Serena Williams's on the ASB Classic trophy next year.

But when Gauff had a set point at 5-1, the rain fell again, taking the players off court at 7.15pm. It’s going to be there forever and that’s crazy really,” Gauff said. “It adds a bit more pressure and throughout the week coming in as the No 1 seed, I think this is the first time in my career I’ve come in as the No 1 seed, I thought it wouldn’t be a different perspective, but in the back of your head it’s there. It was Gauff’s aim to build throughout the Classic so that she hits Melbourne in top form and she felt she was able to do that. Perhaps the only positive of all of this was that Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown was in a box for the final, so got to witness first-hand the frustrations tennis fans have endured the past week and he might be more inclined now to help fund a roof. She put that down to her ability to fight for every point, no matter what the score was, while she was able to deal with all the rain breaks, including in the final, when a shower hit as she had a set point. Gauff lost just four games across the semifinal and final and a good argument could be made that this was the most dominant performance by a player in the tournament’s history. But that year the Pole still had to battle hard, beating Jamie Hampton 7-6 7-6 in the semifinal and Yanina Wickmayer 6-4 6-4 in the final. “I know my name’s not on it yet, but I’m going to take a picture of it, to savour it and hopefully next year I’ll see my name on it and take another picture and be like ‘I’m here!’” In time, Gauff’s name will be engraved on the trophy and as an extra incentive to return to Auckland, Gauff wants to see her name next to Williams’s. Gauff was presented with the trophy during the presentation ceremony, following the final and on it is Serena Williams’s name, as she won this tournament when it was last played in 2020. Coco Gauff says she has a special reason why she wants to come back to the ASB Classic next year, to see her name next to Serena Williams’s on the trophy.

American beats Spain's Rebeka Masarova 6-1 6-1 for her third career title at end of challenging week.

The use of the inside courts was not without controversy. Her next display of emotion came after championship point, as she fist pumped towards her box on winning the trophy. Several sessions of the tournament were washed out, with play staged inside on training courts.

American Coco Gauff has lived up to her billing as the ASB Classic's top seed, winning the Auckland tournament with a convincing display against Spain's ...

Coco Gauff has capped a commanding start to the new season by beating Spanish qualifier Viktoria Masarova 6-1, 6-1 in the final of the ASB Classic.

"I felt I couldn't really play my game, but Coco was playing amazing and didn't really give me a chance. "I had a lot of tough matches. It's my first title on hard courts since I was 15, so it's lovely to finally do well on a surface that I love." Even when both players were at the net in the fourth game of the second set, Gauff kept her composure and lobbed her opponent to take the point. The match was punctuated by another long rain break that has been typical of a week in Auckland in which matches either have been delayed or forced indoors. "It's been a great week for me despite the rain," Gauff said.

Top-seeded Coco Gauff captured her first hard-court title since 2019 after losing just two games to Rebeka Masarova in the final of the ASB Classic.

But I think it's been a great week for both of us." Masarova had her chances to pressure the American, earning five break points in the sixth game, but Gauff saved them all and broke to close out the win. "It gives me a lot of confidence, honestly," Gauff said. "Honestly, a great week for me despite the rain," Gauff said. But the rain held off on Sunday as Gauff readied to face No.130 Masarova, who was into her first WTA final after an outstanding week. No.7 Coco Gauff captured her first title of the season at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, defeating Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova 6-1, 6-1 in Sunday's final.

The 18-year-old World No. 7 powered through the ASB Classic draw in Auckland, dropping just 22 games across four matches as she claimed her third career WTA ...

7 powered through the ASB Classic draw in Auckland, dropping just 22 games across four matches as she claimed her third career WTA Title. She wins her third title from four career WTA Finals. The 18-year-old American braved the rain and dropped just two games in Sunday's final at Auckland.

It's not an exaggeration to say that her victory saved the event as a spectacle.

“I was just fighting for every point, no matter the score, and really just enjoying the moment,” said Gauff. She felt some extra pressure on Sunday — given the huge expectation — but it didn’t really show. “It is always going to be challenging, we need to be honest and realistic,” said Lamperin. I was super relaxed.” And then hopefully next year, I’ll see my name on it.” “My family was here. “The fact that she won this year is going to help us. That’s just part of Mother Nature.” “We had built a field around her and she was truly amazing, on and off the court,” ASB Classic tournament director Nicolas Lamperin told the Herald. “It felt like a vacation,” said Gauff. She is the perfect ambassador for the sport.” “She never complained about anything, about the conditions, the delay, the rain and was doing a lot of promotions for us, around the tournament, around the city.

World No 7 donned the special earrings and sent a video message to the kids at Jellicoe Park Tennis Club for the good luck they gave her.

“I made sure to bring them today and wear them. *

This wasn't the easiest ASB Classic for organisers to navigate through, but Coco Gauff was a shining light for how she was on and off the court.

“So it definitely is freeing not having to worry about that and those deadlines. “But we don’t want to force them and that’s the feeling I’ve always had with Coco. She lost just four games over her semifinal and final and over the five matches it was probably the most dominant performance by a player ever at the Classic. “But she enjoyed her time in New Zealand and it was nice to see that, not only to spend time with her family, but also to perform on the court and have all the work she did in the preseason pay off.” We never asked for anything, it was all of her own doing. "They were very independent. They had a great time with with their family, but her mother and brother had to fly back, because school was starting in the US. “It is something I want to do in the future, because I am a very big believer in exercising your mind, on and off the court. “When I was in high school, I’d do loading and try to do as much as I could before the slams, because I wanted to peak at the slams, but it kind of got me tired at these tournaments. “I didn’t want to stop my education at high school, I want to at least try, but if I don’t like it I’ll stop and try something else.” “My family was here, I was super relaxed and it was weird to be training pretty hard in the mornings and in the afternoons and evening being on vacation really. “I got here on the 28th and all the way up to the tournament it felt like a vacation.