WTA roundup: Coco Gauff wins second title this month in Cincinnati

Coco Gauff took down Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday's final to win the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.

It marks Gauff's first title at a WTA 1000 event - two weeks after she won in Washington for her first career WTA 500 title. At 19, she became the youngest woman to capture the title at the Cincinnati-area event.

Gauff, the No. 7 seed, took down World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland for the first time in eight attempts in Saturday's semifinal match before defeating Muchova, who is ranked 17th in the world.

"I'm really happy with how I was able to manage this week," Gauff said in her on-court interview after the match. "I got a huge win yesterday, a big one today.

"Karolina, she's not an easy player. It's really good to see her back at the top. I think she's one of the most talented players on tour."

On Sunday, Gauff won 35 of 50 first-service points (70 per cent) and saved six of nine break points. She also broke Muchova's serve five times in eight opportunities.

"Today I really won it off of breaking serve, to be honest," Gauff said. "I wasn't really serving as good as I did against Iga. I don't know if it was nerves. I wasn't that nervous, to be honest. Also a combination of the long match yesterday. I wasn't serving as well.

"I think that's what makes a champion, is how you're doing on the days you aren't feeling so great. I'm glad I was able to push through."

Gauff won four of the final five games in the first set. Then she took a commanding 5-2 lead in the second set by breaking Muchova's serve twice. She failed to convert on three match points in the eighth game of the set but got it done in her next service game.

Muchova, the 2023 French Open runner-up, upset No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of