Coco Gauff has made history by becoming the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 title, after defeating Karolina Muchova in the final of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The 15-year-old American, who is ranked 67th in the world, beat Muchova 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4) in a thrilling three-set match that lasted two hours and 45 minutes.

Gauff had already made history at this tournament by becoming the youngest player to reach a WTA 1000 final since Martina Hingis in 1997. She also became the first teenager to reach a WTA 1000 final since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009. But with her victory over Muchova, Gauff has now become the youngest player ever to win a WTA 1000 title.

The match was an intense battle between two players who had never faced each other before. Both Gauff and Muchova played aggressively throughout, with both players hitting powerful groundstrokes and going for their shots. In the end, it was Gauffs mental strength that proved decisive as she held her nerve in the deciding set tiebreak to clinch victory.

Gauffs victory is yet another milestone for her remarkable career so far. She burst onto the scene last year when she reached the fourth round of Wimbledon as a qualifier aged just 15 years old. Since then she has gone from strength to strength, reaching two Grand Slam quarterfinals and winning her first WTA title earlier this year at Linz. Now with her first WTA 1000 title under her belt, Gauff looks set to become one of tennis biggest stars for years to come.

科科·高夫（Coco Gauff）在西南及南部公开赛（Western & Southern Open）的决赛中击败卡罗琳娜·穆乔娃（Karolina Muchova），创造历史成为最年轻的WTA1000冠军。这位15岁的美国球员排名世界排名67位，在一场激动人心的三盘比赛中以6-7(5)、6-3、7-6(4)击败了穆乔娃，比赛时间长达2小时45分钟。

高夫已经在这项比赛中创造了历史，成为1997年以来最年轻的WTA1000决赛选手。她也是2009年以来首位进入WTA1000决赛的少女。但是随着对穆乔娃的胜利，高夫现在已成为有史以来最年轻的WTA1000冠军。

这场比赛是两位从未交手过的球员之间的一场激烈对决。高夫和穆乔娃都打得很凶狠，双方都击出强劲的正手球并大胆尝试各种打法。最后，正是高夫凭借她强大的心理实力取得了胜利，她在决定性盘上保持了神采飞扬而取得了胜利。

高夫此役的胜利对她惊人的生涯来说又是一个里程碑。去年她作为一名15岁新人通过入围者实力闯入了温布尔顿四分之一决赛。从此之后她不断前行，先后闯入两座大满贯四分之一决赛并早前在Linz夺得了她的首座WTA标凭。如今随着她夺得WTA1000标凭，看来高夫将会成为未来数年里最大牌明星之一