Coco Gauff beats Czech player Karolina Muchova to win the China Open
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20-year-old American tennis star Coco Gauff defeated Karolina Muchová of the Czech Republic to win the 2024 WTA China Open Tennis tournament. The China Open was a WTA 1000 event held in Beijing, China. The final was played on 6 October 2024.
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the world’s governing body of professional women's tennis tournaments. In a calendar year, it organises around 50 tournaments in 30 countries.
Coco Gauff, youngest China Open winner
The 2023 US Open Champion, Coco Gauff, became the youngest China Open champion in 14 years by defeating the 2023 French Open finalist Karolina Muchova 6-1,6-3 in straight sets.
Coco Gauff is the second American to win the China Open after Serena Williams did so in 2004 and 2013.
The China Open was the eighth WTA title for Coco Gauff, and she is the first woman in the Open era to win her first seven hard-court finals.
Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini win the Doubles Title.
The Italian pair Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini defeated Chan Hao-Ching of Taiwan and Russian Veronika Kudermetova pair in the doubles final 6-4, 6-4 to win the China Open doubles title.
This was the fifth WTA tour team title for the Italian pair of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.
Carlos Alcaraz wins the ATP China Open 2024
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeated world No.1 Jannik Sinner of Italy in the final of the 2024 ATP China Open Tennis tournament. In a marathon final lasting three hours and 21 minutes, Alcaraz defeated Sinner 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6(3).
The ATP 500 China Open was held in Beijing from 26 September -2 October 2024.
The world’s governing body of professional men’s tennis Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), organises more than 60 tournaments around the world in 30 countries in a calendar year.
