Coco Gauff & Maria Sakkari had to stop play because another person in the stands fell ill. This is the 2nd person who’s needed medical attention during this match. The Washington heat must be pretty intense. Hopefully everyone’s alright. 🙏🏼
(VIDEO) Washington heat proves too much, play halted twice as two spectators collapse during Sakkari-Gauff DC Open Final
WTAMonday, 07 August 2023 at 04:00
The final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open between Maria Sakkari and Coco Gauff was interrupted on two occasions due to spectators needing medical attention during the match.
The highly anticipated final of the WTA event took place in Washington, with world No. 7 and 8 battling it out for the title. Showing great superiority over her opponent, young American Coco Gauff clinched the trophy with a convincing score of 6-2, 6-3, confirming her excellent performance throughout the week.
In the second set, Maria Sakkari was serving with a score of 2-1, 15-40, trying to hold on to the break advantage she had.
However, the match was briefly halted when the chair judge noticed a spectator in distress due to the intense heat in Washington
During a critical moment with two break points against her, Maria Sakkari's coach was seen making gestures from the stands to encourage her. After the match resumed, the Greek player managed to save the first break point, but on the following point, Coco Gauff seized the opportunity and secured the break.
The match ultimately ended with a triumph for the 19-year-old Coco Gauff, who clinched her fourth career title and her first in the WTA 500 category.
Unfortunately for Sakkari, this was her sixth consecutive final loss, with only one title to her name, achieved back in 2019 in Rabat. Since then, she has reached two WTA 1000 finals, four WTA 500 finals, and one WTA 250 final, but has been unable to clinch victory in those instances.
Both Gauff and Sakkari will now compete in the Canadian Open in Montreal, where they are seeded as the 7th and 8th seeds, respectively. As a result, they receive exemptions for the first round and advance directly to the round of 32.
Coco Gauff awaits the winner of the match between the wild card entry Rebecca Marino and Katie Boulter, who came through the qualifying rounds. On the other hand, Maria Sakkari faces tough potential opponents, as she awaits the winner of the match between Danielle Collins and Elina Svitolina.
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