And Arthur-Ashe Stadium screamed. Coco Gauff fell backwards after a final unstoppable backhand passing which definitively buried the hopes of Aryna Sabalenka (2-6, 6-3, 6-2). Then the tears flowed. A highlight. New York saw the long-awaited advent of this 19-year-old young woman, promised since her beginnings to reach the summits.
It was therefore at home, at the US Open, that the American made an appointment with her destiny. A strong moment which will perhaps mark the beginning of an era for women’s tennis. A possible page of history, which contrasts with the probably minor legacy of this final from a strict tennis point of view, because this match was disappointing. Sabalenka, especially. The Belarusian will be world number one on Monday, but she self-destructed on Saturday evening.