WTA Wuhan Open 2024: Coco Gauff Breezes Past Viktoriya Tomova In Opener

Only Caroline Wozniacki in 2010 (27) has won more WTA-1000 matches in a year than Coco Gauff in 2024 (22) before turning 21, since the format was introduced in 2009. She has equalled Iga Swiatek's record from 2022 (also 22 wins)

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Updated on: 9 October 2024 4:47 pm

Among players to have played 10 or more matches in China in the 21st century, Coco Gauff has the highest winning percentage in events played in the country (91.7%, 11-1).

Coco Gauff cruised through her first-ever match at the Wuhan Open with a comfortable straight-sets win over Viktoriya Tomova. (More Tennis News)

Fresh from winning the China Open on Sunday, Gauff returned to action with a 6-1 6-2 victory in 76 minutes.

The American was given an early scare as her serve was broken in the first game, but she recovered brilliantly, storming through the next six in a row to take the first set.

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She picked up where she left off in the second, winning 10 games on the bounce. Despite Tomova showing some late fight after Gauff was 4-0 up, the world number three had already done enough.

Gauff won 15 of 32 first return points (47%), and dominated on her own serve after the early blip, hitting five aces, and winning 83% of her first serve points (24/29).

She will face Magda Linette or Daria Kasatkina in the round of 16.

7-match winning streak @CocoGauff | #WuhanOpen pic.twitter.com/hDQ9SQhGwe
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Data Debrief: Gauff defies age once again

Only Caroline Wozniacki in 2010 (27) has won more WTA-1000 matches in a year than Gauff in 2024 (22) before turning 21, since the format was introduced in 2009. She has equalled Iga Swiatek's record from 2022 (also 22 wins).

In fact, only Swiatek (30) and Aryna Sabalenka (24) have won more WTA-1000 matches than her in 2024, as she extended her winning streak to seven matches.

Among players to have played 10 or more matches in China in the 21st century, Gauff has the highest winning percentage in events played in the country (91.7%, 11-1).