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Who has won the US Open 2023, clinching her first Grand Slam title?
A)
Coco Gauff
B)
Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek
C)
Jessica Pegula
D)
Sofia Kenin

Correct Answer :   Coco Gauff

American Coco Gauff, 19, won her first Grand Slam title, after taking the U.S. Open women's singles title 2023 in three sets against Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus.

* Gauff won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to become only the third American teen to win the final grand slam of the year, joining the ranks of Serena Williams and Tracy Austin.

* The last time an American woman won the tournament was in 2017 when Sloane Stephens bested fellow American Madison Keys.

* The championship match marked the first appearance by both athletes in a U.S. Open final.

* She last played in a Grand Slam final in 2022, losing the French Open to Iga Swiatek.

* In August 2023, the teen won the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, becoming the youngest player to do so.

* Gauff, the No. 6 seed, was the first American teenager to compete in the U.S. Open women's final since then-19-year-old Serena Williams faced off against her older sister, Venus Williams, in 2001.

* With the win, the Florida phenom is the 10th teen to win the U.S. Open women's singles championship -- and the youngest American to claim the title since Serena Williams won in 1999 at the age of 17..

Source : ABC News

Published On : September 10, 2023
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