Gauff earns her first WTA title at the Upper Austria in Linz

The tournament in Austria did not start ideally for the young American when she lost in the 2nd round of qualifying. But she got into the main draw as a lucky looser following the withdrawal of Maria Sakkari.

Yesterday when she spoke about the upcoming final match she spoke also about getting into the tournament as a lucky looser. “This is actually the first time in my life, including juniors, that I got into something as a lucky loser, and now I’m in the final."

On her way to the final she defeated Voegle, Kozlova, Bertens and Petkovic. Gauff started the final match better, when she earned a break in the 2nd game of the first set and won it 6-3.

However, Jelena Ostapenko dominated in the second set when she won it 6-1. But the 2 minute break between the 2nd and 3rd set helped Gauff to recover from the lost 2nd set.

She played her best tennis in the 3rd set and she won it 6-2 in the longest set of the match even though it took her only 37 minutes.