In the punishing heat and smothering humidity typical of late summer in Washington, Coco Gauff managed to stay cool enough to record the biggest win of her flourishing career Sunday afternoon at the DC Open.
, Gauff can add a bit more heft to her trophy cabinet. This title joins her runner-up finish at the French Open in 2022.
It was the fourth WTA title of Gauff’s career, which made her the first teenager to win at least four championships since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009. The fourth-ranked Gauff earned a spot in the final the hard way, taking down 15th-ranked Belinda Bencic and 18th-ranked Liudmila Samsonova before defeating ninth-ranked Sakkari, a 28-year-old from Greece, in an efficient 84 minutes.
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