BEIJING — Coco Gauff gained her second title this season with a lopsided 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova within the closing of the China Open on Sunday.
The sixth-ranked Gauff, 20, turned the youngest China Open champion in 14 years. She can also be the second American champion in Beijing, following Serena Williams’ title runs in 2004 and 2013.
It was Gauff’s eighth profession title. She improved her report in tour finals to 8-1 and has a 7-0 report in hard-court finals.
Gauff wasted no time and took the opening set in simply 31 minutes. She dropped simply 5 factors on her first serve and broke Muchova 5 occasions.
