LINZ, Austria: American teenage sensation Coco Gauff became the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years as she beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the Linz Open final on Sunday. The 15-year-old Gauff, who started the season ranked well outside the world’s top 600, beat Latvia’s Ostapenko 6-3 1-6 6-2 in a topsy-turvy contest. She becomes the youngest WTA singles title holder since Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic claimed her maiden crown in Tashkent at the age of 15 in 2004. Cori Gauff of US (centre) poses with a dress after she won her WTA-Upper Austria Ladies final tennis match against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in Linz, Austria. Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia poses with her trophy after her WTA-Upper Austria Ladies final tennis match against Cori Gauff of US.

Source: New Strait Times October 13, 2019 16:30 UTC