Gauff is the first American teenager to win the country’s major tennis tournament since Serena Williams in 1999.
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Wozniacki is a former No. 1-ranked tennis player and the owner of a major title who is now a 33-year-old mother of two.
The age gap between the two was the widest in any men’s Slam final since 1974.
“Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation magicians etc- what a relief,” the tennis Hall of Famer wrote on Twitter.
The No. 1-ranked Swiatek raced to a 3-0 lead after just 10 minutes in Court Philippe Chatrier on Saturday.
The tennis great spoke at the Italian Open on Sunday after receiving the “Racchetta d’Oro” award for her contributions to the sport.