Coco Gauff cruised to her second career singles title with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Qiang Wang of China on Saturday in the finals of the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Italy.
The third-seeded American dispatched her sixth-seeded opponent in 74 minutes after fending off four break points. The title was her first since winning in Linz, Austria in 2019.
Gauff, 17, has won 20 of her last 26 matches on the WTA Tour. She also captured the doubles title with Caty McNally on Saturday, as the duo posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Andreja Klepac and Darija Jurak 6-3, 6-2.
ALL EYES ON ✨COCO✨
🇺🇸 @CocoGauff, the 17-year-old American clinches her second WTA singles title in Parma 🏆#EmiliaRomagnaOpen pic.twitter.com/6rjWhYJ2mM
— wta (@WTA) May 22, 2021
Why win one trophy when you can win…two! 😏@CocoGauff & @CatyMcNally are your 2021 Parma doubles champions! 🏆#EmiliaRomagnaOpen pic.twitter.com/HU8tRVXlxc
— wta (@WTA) May 22, 2021
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