It was made all the more sweet, as the tournament that took place in August and September fell on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Sexes match in 1973 and marked the beginning of the fifth decade of equal prize money for males and females at the tournament.
Open victoryġ9-year-old tennis player Coco Gauff made worldwide headlines as she became the first American teenager to win the US Open since the legendary Serena Williams did the same in 1999. Olympic Membership | Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now! Coco Gauff's U.S.