In Saturday’s final, the champion overcame Aryna Sabalenka’s formidable power with indefatigable defense.
Great defense requires speed, and there may be no one faster in the women’s game than Coco Gauff. It also requires tireless fight, and Gauff has that, too.Defense is perhaps the least-talked-about aspect of tennis. It’s not quantifiable, like the number of aces. It’s not readily captured in the highlight videos that tend to get uploaded on social media.
Great defense requires speed, and there may be no one faster in the women’s game than Gauff. It also requires tireless fight, and Gauff has that, too. She went down a set in her first-round match , in her third-round match , and in her Round of 16 match . She didn’t quit. She doesn’t seem to know how to quit. As the second set unfolded, Gauff began diminishing Sabalenka’s pace by dialling back on her own.
When Gauff broke Sabalenka to open the third set—with an overhead smash after yet another indefatigable defensive stand—the crowd reached a state of delirium that tennis produces only in the cavernous Ashe Stadium, and only for an American on the verge of a U.S. Open championship. It did not let up. There was an overwhelming sense that things were heading toward the climax so many wanted. The entire tournament had been Gauff’s. It was her unfolding narrative that captivated.
The final on Saturday ended, fittingly, with an eleven-shot rally, Gauff striking a beautiful backhand winner down the line. She fell to the court and sobbed. Sabalenka would cry, too, later, during the trophy ceremony. She had; reached the semifinals at the French Open, where she also had a heated exchange with reporters who questioned her about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ; and made the semifinals at Wimbledon. She will rise next week to No. 1 in the world.
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