US Open final 2023 LIVE: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in sensational comeback performance

A new first-time winner will be crowned at Flushing Meadows with champion Iga Swiatek knocked out early

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Coco Gauff’s day of destiny arrived as she came from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka and win the US Open.

The 19-year-old became the first American teenager to triumph at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams in 1999.

Williams’ final farewell to tennis at the same championships last year left a colossal void in tennis in the US.

So it felt only natural that Gauff, the heir apparent to the 23-time grand slam winner, stepped into her shoes 12 months later.

Sabalenka will be the new world number one on Monday after a remarkably consistent year in which she won the Australian Open and reached the semi-finals in Paris and at Wimbledon.

But that will be scant consolation for the 25-year-old from Belarus after she put herself in position to win her second grand slam title, only to fold as Gauff claimed her first, thrilling a raucous crowd with a memorable 2-6 6-3 6-2 victory.

Follow the US Open women’s singles final reaction live below:

US Open - women’s singles final

• Finalists emerge onto court after final words in the build-up
• Sabalenka breaks Gauff in very first game
• Gauff breaks back before conceding another service game
• Sabalenka wins first set 6-2 after breaking Gauff three times
• Gauff breaks early in second set and improves her own serve to build lead
• Home crowd celebrating as Gauff wins second set 6-3
• Gauff breaks Sabalenka in first game of deciding set
• Sabalenka breaks back but immediately fails to hold; Gauff will serve for title
• COCO GAUFF WINS 2023 US OPEN TITLE

[9 September 2023 16:57 · Karl Matchett]

What time is the US Open women’s final and how can I watch it?

The end of two weeks of intense action at the US Open draws near, but first the grand prizes have to be earned and handed out - with the women’s singles final coming up on Saturday night.

American teenager Coco Gauff has made good on her enormous potential and impressive form by surging into her second-ever grand slam final and her first on home soil, following an appearance at the 2022 French Open final.

On that occasion she was outclassed by Iga Swiatek but the No1 seed fell at the last-16 hurdle here, with Gauff knocking out the woman who beat the Pole - Jelena Ostapenko - in the very next round. After that only Karolina Muchova stood between Gauff and the final, with the American triumphing in straight sets after a delay due to a protest on the court.

Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka is looking to win her second grand slam of the year, having won in Australia already. The 25-year-old has a fantastic recent grand slam record, reaching the semis at Wimbledon and the French Open this year too. Daria Kasatkina, Qinwen Zheng and Madison Keys have all fallen to Sabalenka in the past week, the semi against the latter showing her resilience as she bounced back from losing the first set to love to win 2-1 after successive tiebreaker triumphs.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the US Open women’s singles final. Get the latest odds and tips here.

[9 September 2023 00:25 · Karl Matchett]

Coco Gauff claims US Open title with incredible comeback victory over Aryna Sabalenka

Coco Gauff’s day of destiny arrived as she came from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka and win the US Open.

The 19-year-old became the first American teenager to triumph at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams in 1999.

Williams’ final farewell to tennis at the same championships last year left a colossal void in tennis in the US.

So it felt only natural that Gauff, the heir apparent to the 23-time grand slam winner, stepped into her shoes 12 months later.

Sabalenka will be the new world number one on Monday after a remarkably consistent year in which she won the Australian Open and reached the semi-finals in Paris and at Wimbledon.