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Gauff, 19, became the youngest champion in the
event's history and the third American woman to win the singles
title, following Jessica Pegula (2019) and Sloane Stephens
(2015).
Gauff also captured her fourth title on the WTA tour -- the
first teenager to win at least that many since Denmark's
Caroline Wozniacki, now 33 years old with 30 singles titles.
The American did not lose a set in the tournament en route to
her second title this season. Gauff, the No. 7 player in the
world, dispatched Sakkari (No. 9 in the world) in one hour, 24
minutes.
Gauff led the tournament with 25 aces, including seven on Sunday
to one for Sakkari. Gauff converted six of 10 break points,
compared to three of four for Sakkari.
Livesport Prague Open
After rain moved Saturday's semifinals back a day, the
tournament will require a Monday finish following more weather
delays on Sunday in the Czech Republic.
The semifinal between Japan's Nao Hibino and Romania's Jaqueline
Cristian was suspended with Hibino leading 6-4, 6-7 (2), 5-2.
In the other semifinal completed in just 65 minutes, fourth seed
Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic crushed Germany's Tamara
Korpatsch 6-1, 6-1.
Noskova converted six of seven break-point opportunities against
the unseeded Korpatsch and saved five of six break points.
Noskova won 22 of 34 (64.7 percent) of her first-serve points,
to 12 of 27 (44.4) for Korpatsch. Second serve was even more
lopsided, with 10 of 17 (58.8) for the winner and 2 of 16 (12.5)
for her opponent.
--Field Level Media
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