Teenager Coco Gauff wins U.S. Open up women’s remaining, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in 3 sets

Coco Gauff gained the U.S. Open women’s last, becoming the newest Black American female to go away a background-earning mark on the most sacred grounds of U.S. tennis

Gauff bested Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Saturday 6-2 in the third established.

Gauff’s upset earn at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York Town, etches her name into the record guides along with other Black American women’s tennis icons like Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Althea Gibson.

Gibson won the U.S. National Championship women’s singles titles in 1957 and 1958, a forerunner of the U.S. Open up. Venus, the more mature Williams sister, gained the U.S. Open in 2001 and 2002 even though Serena took the championships of 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Those 6 U.S. Open singles titles by Serena Williams are only matched by Chris Evert’s half-dozen championships in the tournament’s modern era, 1975-78 and 1980 and 1982.

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Coming into Saturday, Gauff, 19, of Florida, has won five singles titles but was still chasing a title in 1 of the world’s four main tournaments (the U.S., French and Australian Opens and Wimbledon).

She’s come near just before as the French Open runner-up in 2022 and when she achieved the quarterfinals in Flushing Meadows last year.

It was in the very low 80s when the initial ball was served at about 4:15 p.m. EDT in Queens and the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium was closed to mitigate some of the heat.

The temperature was greater Saturday than the withering disorders — mid- to high-90s — that have plagued this match.

Correction: Coco Gauff received the U.S. Open up in 3 sets. A headline on an before model of this short article misstated that.