Coco Gauff defeats Maria Sakkari in Washington for her fourth title

Coco Gauff claimed the last three games of each set to defeat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in the DC Open women's final on Sunday for the fourth WTA Tour singles title of her career.

Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, did not drop a set all week in the hard-court tournament that is a tuneup for the US Open, which begins in New York on Aug. 28. This was her second trophy of the season, alongside one in Auckland, New Zealand, in January.

Gauff is ranked No 7 and was seeded No 3 in Washington, where she teamed with Caty McNally to win the doubles title in 2019.

The match briefly was interrupted in each set when a spectator was attended to in the stands on an afternoon with the temperature at about 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) and the humidity at 55%.

Gauff, the runner-up at the 2022 French Open, hit seven aces and improved to 4-1 in tour finals. Sakkari , a...