Gauff's second Grand Slam title is the vindication of nine months in which she remade her tennis, at risk of it all falling down.

American Coco Gauff will face No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the player she defeated in 2023 to win the US Open, on Saturday.

The American starts as underdog but winning a second major would underline the 21-year-old’s precocious talent