Coco Gauff breaks down in tears after epic US Open win as she becomes fourth American to win title since 2000
pThe 19-year-old came back in stunning fashion after losing the first set./p
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figure id=attachment_23888396 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 795pximg decoding=async src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/2023-coco-gauff-u-s-843803871.jpg?strip=allamp;w=785 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23888396 width=785 height=960 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditReuters/figcredit/figureThe 19-year-old broke down in tears after claiming the victory[/caption]
pGauff eventually won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to lift the trophy./p
pShe#8217;s only the fourth American woman to triumph at the US Open, joining Serena and Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens./p
pAfter winning the match point, the Florida native tumbled to the ground and broke down in tears./p
pIn an emotional moment, her coach, Brad Gilbert, then told the champ: #8220;I#8217;m so f**ing proud of you.#8221;/p
pGauff put on a show at Flushing Meadows on Saturday afternoon./p
pEven in the first set, she earned a standing ovation a few times after defending some improbable shots from the hard-hitting Azarenka./p
p#8220;You played unbelievable,#8221; the No. 2 seed told the US star after the match./p
pGauff reciprocated with some warm words for Azarenka before lifting the trophy./p
p#8220;I knew if I didn#8217;t give it my all, I had no shot at winning,#8221; she told the tennis ace, who would become the world#8217;s No. 1 the following week./p
pCoco also delivered a message to her doubters./p
p#8220;I want to say thank you to the people who didn#8217;t believe in me,#8221; she said./p
p#8220;To those who thought they were putting water on my fire, you were actually putting gas on it – I#8217;m burning so bright right now.#8221;/p
pCoco won her fourth singles title of 2023 in New York City, adding to victories at WTA events in Cincinnati, Washington DC, and Auckland./p
figure id=attachment_23888397 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/2023-coco-gauff-u-s-843808106.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23888397 width=960 height=668 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditReuters/figcredit/figureCoco beat the soon-to-be world#8217;s No. 1 in Sabalenka on Saturday[/caption]
figure id=attachment_23888398 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/coco-gauff-united-states-reacts-843799781.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23888398 width=960 height=640 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditAP/figcredit/figureThe US Open victory is Gauff#8217;s fourth singles title of 2023[/caption]