Tennis

Gauff on reaching the final of the tournament in Beijing: «I hope to follow in Alcaraz's footsteps»

American tennis player Corey Gauff commented on her entry into the final of the WTA-1000 tournament in Beijing, where she will face Czech Karolina Muchova.

«Of course it would be great to hold the trophy. Me and Carlos went to the final. We both went to the Forbidden City. Someone asked me earlier in the week if it would bring us luck. So far, it's working. Hopefully I can follow in Carlos' footsteps», Gauff said at a press conference.

Before the start of the competition, Gauff and Alcaraz visited the Forbidden City (a palace complex in Beijing) and tried on national costumes.

Earlier, Alcaraz won the Masters in the Chinese capital, beating world number one Yannick Cinner in the deciding match.