MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 within the Miami Open girls’s singles closing on Saturday.
The world No. 1 dominated No. 4 Gauff with beautiful groundstroke winners within the first and third units, changing into the primary participant since Iga Swiatek in 2022 to finish the “Sunshine Double” by successful Indian Wells after which Miami in the identical season.
This was Sabalenka’s second consecutive victory on the Miami Open, Gauff’s dwelling match, and she or he outperformed Gauff with 7 wins and 6 losses.
“You made me a greater participant,” Sabalenka mentioned on the ceremony, including of the gang, “You at all times convey a packed stadium.”
The match lasted 2 hours and 11 minutes and ended with Gauff’s fourth break on a large backhand.
Gauff fought again to take the third set, however couldn’t preserve the momentum she gained from the deafening crowd cheering.
“I am disillusioned it could not have been higher, however I had a lot enjoyable this week. You all introduced the power daily this week,” Gauff advised the gang.
Gauff’s intermittent serving resulted in seven double faults, whereas Sabalenka recorded none.
Sabalenka broke Gauff within the first recreation of the third set, helped by Gauff’s double fault and unforced error. At break level, Sabalenka hit a backhand winner.
Kai Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump and a golfer on the College of Miami, was additionally in attendance on the recreation. She posted a photograph of herself with Sabalenka on the match on social media on Friday.
Sabalenka, who gained her twenty fourth skilled title, mentioned earlier than the match that she was glad Gauff had discovered her greatest tennis at her dwelling match. No participant had ever made it previous the fourth spherical on this match.
