{"id":291990,"date":"2023-09-10T08:35:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T08:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291990"},"modified":"2023-09-10T08:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T08:35:28","slug":"us-open-wrap-coco-gauff-lights-up-new-york-with-home-grand-slam-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/us-open-wrap-coco-gauff-lights-up-new-york-with-home-grand-slam-win\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open wrap: Coco Gauff lights up New York with home grand slam win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coco Gauff said she was \u201cburning so bright\u201d after coming from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka and win the US Open.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old became the first American teenager to triumph at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams in 1999.<\/p>\n
Here, the PA news agency looks back at day 13 at the US Open:<\/p>\n
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Those who thought they were putting water on my fire, they were putting gas on it and I\u2019m burning so bright now<\/p>\n
Sabalenka will be world number one on Monday, while Gauff climbs to a career high third.<\/p>\n
There was disappointment for the US crowd earlier when Jessica Pegula and Austin Krajicek took on Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Finland\u2019s Harri Heliovaara in the mixed doubles.<\/p>\n
The top seeds could not claim the title as Danilina and Heliovaara won in straight sets, 6-3 6-4.<\/p>\n
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Daniil Medvedev stands in the way of Novak Djokovic and his 24th grand slam title.<\/p>\n