Tennis final in Beijing: Gauff outclasses Muchova

On the left the smile is much wider: Coco Gauff (left) and Karolina Muchova with the trophies.
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Former US Open winner Coco Gauff won the WTA tournament in Beijing and won her second title in a competition in the 1000 category. As in the final in Cincinnati 2023, the 20-year-old American prevailed against the Czech Karolina Muchova.

After 77 minutes the victory was perfect with 6:1, 6:3 and Gauff was richer by 1.1 million dollars in prize money. With her eighth tournament victory and only one final defeat, Gauff moved up to fourth place in the world rankings.

Gauff now 8:1 in the final

The unseeded 28-year-old Muchova suffered her fifth defeat in her sixth WTA final. She had previously defeated top seed Aryna Sabalenka during the tournament, ending her series of 15 wins in a row. The Chinese Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng also failed because of Muchova.

A much closer, more competitive final was therefore expected. Muchova, who was most recently in the semi-finals at the US Open, is considered to be clearly underrated given her performance, with her world ranking position 49th.

In contrast to Muchova, Gauff, who is eight years her junior, seems to deal with the pressure in finals much better: her record there is now 8:1.