![Cori "Coco" Gauff, of the United States, jokes around during an exhibition match against Ashleigh Barty, of Australia, at the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Gauff won the match in a super tie break 6-4, 2-6 (10-8). (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GWSA23QWMDYLLVKVUO3XACYXRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=6035a7889aa871c937554250f445e3324ddf8e6602ff4cac6aea3fdd70845d78&width=400&height=225)
Cori Gauff faces Jelena Ostapenko in the final of the Linz Open on Sunday. AP
Cori Gauff faces Jelena Ostapenko in the final of the Linz Open on Sunday. AP
Teenage star Coco Gauff reaches her first WTA final after powering past Andrea Petkovic at Linz Open
The American, who will now take on Ostapenko, only got into the main draw in Austria as a lucky loser
Agence France Presse
12 October, 2019