Winner Coco Gauff (L) of the United States and runner-up Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic pose during the awarding ceremony for the women's singles event at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Fourth-seeded American Coco Gauff beat Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 to win the women's singles title at the China Open on Sunday.
20-year-old Gauff sealed the victory in one hour, 16 minutes with an 84.8 percent of first serve points won.
"It was a tough tournament. I am really happy with how I managed to play today. I was super relaxed going in and just telling myself in the whole match I was able to work on things that I have been practicing on and stick to it," Gauff noted.
"I had some rest since the US Open. I just practiced a little bit and picked up pretty fast with the match," said Muchova. "She [Gauff] served really good. It was actually one of the worst matches that I played here. She pushed me and made me do those errors."
Both Gauff and Muchova will continue their China tour at the Wuhan Open next week. "I have played three days in a row. Tomorrow is a travel day, then another match on Tuesday. It is just very tough and challenging for anyone if I wanted to win in Wuhan," said Muchova.
Also on Sunday, Italian pair Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani clinched a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Chinese Taipei's Chan Hao-Ching and Veronika Kudermetova of Russia in the women's doubles final.
"I think we did a great job. We tried to stay there every point. We put so much effort this year to play doubles, so we are just happy. It's always special to win a tournament, especially 1000," Paolini said after the match. ■
Coco Gauff (R) of the United States and Karolina Muchova (L) of the Czech Republic pose with the guest China's legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping before the women's singles final match at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Coco Gauff of the United States hits a return during the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic hits a return during the women's singles final match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic reacts during the women's singles final match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Winner Coco Gauff of the United States kisses her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates after winning the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic hits a return during the women's singles final match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Coco Gauff of the United States reacts during the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Karolina Muchova (L) of the Czech Republic and Coco Gauff of the United States greet each other after their women's singles final match at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Winner Coco Gauff of the United States poses with her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Winner Coco Gauff of the United States kisses her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Coco Gauff of the United States hits a return during the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic hits a return during the women's singles final match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic hits a return during the women's singles final match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Winner Coco Gauff (L) of the United States and runner-up Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic pose during the awarding ceremony for the women's singles event at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic reacts during the women's singles final match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Coco Gauff of the United States reacts during the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Coco Gauff of the United States hits a return during the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Coco Gauff of the United States hits a return during the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates after winning the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic hits a return during the women's singles final match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Winner Coco Gauff of the United States poses with her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Winner Coco Gauff (R) of the United States celebrates with her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Winner Coco Gauff of the United States kisses her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic catches her racket during the women's singles final match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the 2024 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
