The American rolled into her first U.S. Open final with a straight-sets win over Karolina Muchova that included nearly an hour delay because of a climate protest.
NEW YORK — Nineteen-year-old Coco Gauff reached the doorstep of her first U.S. Open final in a relative hurry. Then she was made to wait.
The weeks that ensued brought a flurry of change: two new coaches, Pere Riba and Brad Gilbert, and a shift in dynamic on her team — Gauff’s father and longtime coach, Corey, now operates from the happy position of “just dad.” There was an attitude shift, too, as Gauff vowed to play with more joy on court and relax a little. Last month in Washington, before winning the first of two titles she’s collected since Wimbledon, Gauff said she was in a building phase.
A French Open finalist this year, the 27-year-old Czech is an intelligent player who excels at crafting complex traps rather than blowing opponents off the court with power. She began the match with a compression sleeve on her right serving arm took some time to click into gear, falling into a 1-5 hole before storming back to win three games in a row.
Both players retreated to the locker room during the pause, where Gauff chatted with her team and Muchova appeared to receive treatment on both her abdomen and right arm. The Czech initially asked if she could take a medical timeout shortly after play stopped.
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