Teenage tennis sensation Coco Gauff won the first major tournament of her young career Saturday, and then bowed down in prayer as thousands in the arena and millions on television watched.
“I don’t pray for results,” she said during a nationally televised interview. “I just ask that I get the strength to give it my all. And whatever happens, happens. I’m so blessed in this life. So I’m just thankful for this moment. I don’t have any words for it to be honest.”
Gauff, 19, roared back after losing the first set to defeat Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the finals of the U.S Open for her first Grand Slam tournament title. (Wimbledon, the French Open and the Australian Open are the other major tournaments.)
She is ranked No. 3 in the world and has won more than $11 million during her career, including six singles titles.
But until the U.S. Open, 2023 had not been a banner year at majors. Gauff lost in the quarterfinals of the French Open this summer and in the first…
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