Coco Gauff is on cloud nine under new coach Matt Daly after beating Karolina Muchova to win the China Open.
Gauff was expecting a tough match against Muchova, but the American needed just over one hour to beat her Czech opponent.
She came straight from her disappointing US Open run, where she lost out in the round of 16 to Emma Navarro.
But Gauff turned her fortunes around at the China Open, helped by Daly after she decided to part ways with Brad Gilbert.
Gauff praised Muchova after their final in Beijing, where the former beat the US Open semi-finalist 6-1, 6-3.
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The 20-year-old, who won the US Open for her maiden Grand Slam title in 2023, has now moved from sixth to fourth in the WTA rankings.
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But that wasn’t her only feat thanks to her latest success, with Gauff becoming the youngest China Open winner in 14 years, as per the WTA website.
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Gauff will be delighted with her early success under Daly, having struggled to find form in 2024 under Gilbert.
The ASB Classic title did go her way in January, but since then disappointing fourth round exits were suffered at Wimbledon and the US Open.
There was also Olympic disappointment, although the American star did make the semi-finals of the Australian Open and French Open.
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She now turns her attention to the Wuhan Open after beating Muchova, having become the first American to win the China Open since Serena Williams.
The victory will give Gauff huge confidence ahead of her next event, although it now means there will be a target on her back in the eyes of Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula in Wuhan.
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