CONDENSED MATCH | Coco Gauff vs. Elina Svitolina | 2024 Auckland Final | WTA Highlights

It's quality and it's rock-solid from Coco Gauff. It's well played. If there's been one, so good. That's brilliant from Svitolina. Such a good counter puncher. It's well done. It's how good it's got to be though. Oh, it's outrageously good from Coco Gauff. After having her baby daughter, it's a great point as well. Went on and won a title. Oh, what a dig from Coco Gauff. Outrageous tennis from both of them. Victoria Azarenka, Igor Sviantec. Well, it just doesn't get any better than that from Coco Gauff. And that's exactly what she will do. Work on that ball. It just didn't quite get hold of the swing volley there. Coco Gauff. Oh, it's just wide. Two set points saved. Absolutely incredible tennis from Alina Svitolina. What a strike off that backhand side. Yeah, she found the line. Colossal forehand to come through the game. Oh, what a start. Oh, what a combination from Coco Gauff. It's much better from Coco Gauff. A little more aggression. That one is wide. And after Coco Gauff had won 18 sets in a row at the ASB Classic, it looked like it was going to be 19 in a row when she had two set points at 5-3. Alina Svitolina had other ideas and the first set belongs to the number two seed. Takes it on the tiebreaker in just over an hour. And again, just overpressing on that forehand side. And Coco Gauff, after dropping the opening set, comes out and breaks straight away at the start of the second. When you start missing second serves, it's so easy to almost just start trying to push them in. It's a good hold. And Gauff emphatically backs up the break. Oh, just got bigger and bigger. Just not quite hitting that forehand as she would like, Gauff. Again, she's more than happy to go toe-to-toe in that forehand exchange, Svitolina. Well, it was a good serve, but it was a good return from Coco Gauff. She may fancy her chances more of closing this set out. It's incredible hitting, just relentless hitting. Wow, what a serve. Followed it up with an equally good forehand. And this time, Coco Gauff is able to get over the line. Third set point in this second set. And we are heading the distance. She's problem-solving once again out here is Coco Gauff. And she takes the second set by six games to three. That's big. Well done from Gauff. Very solid. 1988. Oh, got away with that, did Coco. Wasn't a great drop shot. Opening service game, love 30 again. Just couldn't quite find the depth that she was after on that return. Oh, she made it. She has back edge of the line. That's nicely controlled in Chicago back in 2021. Well, she was on the back foot for the majority of that point. Svitolina fight their way out of a few tricky situations so far in this deciding set. We're on serve still. It's well done. Guess the right way, Svitolina. It's just colossal again. So good. What a point from Coco Gauff. Coco Gauff goes back to back at the ASB Classic here in Auckland. Her hardest match of the week by a distance against the number two seed Alina Svitolina. But she's problem solving once again is the American. Becomes the fourth player to defend her title in Auckland. And is it the start of what is going to be a quite incredible 2024? Coco Gauff, the champion in Auckland. It's time to present you with the official ASB Classic korowai to our winner. And if we could ask Marama Royal to come forward, please, from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. While she does that, the korowai was commissioned from the weavers of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and represents the success of previous female winners here in Auckland and reflects our commitment to showcasing New Zealand culture to the world. And for the second time in a row, it is a pleasure to be able to present you with the Dame Ruia Morrison korowai. Coco Gauff. And of course, thank you to Marama Royal. If I could ask Nick Richardson to come forward and present you with our 2024 ASB Classic Women's Championship trophy. The iconic, the one, the only Coco Gauff.