Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 6 (Reporter Jiao Ziqi, Li Chunyu) On the 6th, the 2024 China Open Tennis Championships ushered in the final day, and the two finals were played one after another. In the women's singles final, No. 4 seed Gauff defeated Mukhova 6-1, 6-3 to win the China Open for the first time. In Women's Doubles, Paris Olympic champions Paolini/Errani of Italy defeated seventh seeds Zhan Haoqing/Kudermetova 6-4, 6-4.
United States star Gauff won her first career China Open title in just 1 hour and 16 minutes with a two-set victory over Czech player Mukhova, who defeated Zheng Qinwen to reach the final.
Gauff opened with full firepower, hitting 4 aces in the first set (straight points on serve and no touch of the opponent), with a first-serve scoring rate of 93.8%, and easily won 6:1. In the second set, Gauff was strong in the return game with his excellent backhand skills, breaking serve three times after dropping two games to win the next set 6-3.
At the award ceremony, Gauff first expressed his affirmation to her opponent Mukhova: "First of all, I would like to congratulate you, it is really not easy to overcome so many injuries and return to the field this season. You're a great player, and you're going to be in the finals again, but hopefully your opponent at that time won't be me. ”
Commenting on the experience of participating in this year's China Open, Gauff said: "This tournament is very well organised, it feels like a Grand Slam. The facilities are good and the people here are very welcoming, and they will stay in the stadium after the game. Thank you for your support of tennis. ”
In the women's doubles final, Paris Olympic champions Paulini/Errani defeated Zhan Haoqing/Kudermetova 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets.
In the first set, the Italy took the lead, breaking twice in the second and tenth games and taking the next set 6:4. The second set became a hold battle, with Paulini/Errani breaking all five of their opponents' serve games and achieving their only hold of the game in the fifth game, winning the next set 6-4 and winning the championship with an aggregate score of 2-0.
Paulini said after the game: "We missed a lot of winning points in the game, but in the end we managed to win. Winning a Tour title is always special, especially at the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 level. The two of us put a lot of effort into doubles this year, so it's just a joy to win. ”
This is the Italy pair's third tour title this year, following WTA 500 titles in Linz and WTA1000 Rome, as well as gold in the women's doubles at the Paris Olympics. Reflecting on the year's results, Errani said: "It was an unbelievable year, we won a lot of titles. Winning the China Open was a surprise for us and we hope to continue to achieve more victories. ”