Coco Gauff was happy about breaking her WTA trophy dry spell in Auckland calling the title run the best possible start to the new year.
Gauff's last trophy on hard courts came in 2019 and her last trophy happened in 2021 when she won in Parma on clay. Her last final was Roland Garros last year and that was her only final in the entire year. She got to her first final in the new year in the first week of the season and the end result was a trophy in her hands.
A 6-1 6-1 win over Masarova was a great start to the year accoding to Gauff:
"I am so thankful to win my 3rd @wta title and take a W at the first tournament of my 2023 season! Thank you @asbclassic for an amazing week. Most importantly thank you God for continuing to bless me in this life. I am so grateful for it all. Let’s keep going upwards<3"
She shared the message on her social media following the win on Sunday.
