Eleni daniilidou

American Coco Gauff: No.1 seed American Coco Gauff successfully defended her ASB Classic title as she held off a spirited effort from Elina Svitolina to register a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 win in Sunday’s nail-biting final at the WTA 250 event.

The American teenager shook off the loss of a topsy-turvy first set before notching the victory over Ukraine’s Svitolina after 2 hours and 35 minutes of play. Gauff wins her seventh career WTA Tour singles title in the process.

The 19-year-old becomes the fourth player to win back-to-back titles in Auckland, joining Patty Fendick (1988 and 1989), Eleni Daniilidou (2003 and 2004) and Julia Goerges (2018 and 2019).