Coco Gauff dealt just fine with the heat, the humidity, her big-hitting opponent and the task of trying to reach the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time, defeating 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 on Tuesday.
Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, is the first American teenager to reach the final four at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams was the runner-up to her older sister, Venus, in 2001.“Last year, I lost in the quarterfinal stage, and I wanted to do better this year,” Gauff said. “Still have a long way to go, but I’m happy and I’m ready to get back to work for the next one.”
“I didn’t feel comfortable at all the whole match, even on match point. I know the game she plays. She has the ability to come back, no matter the scoreline,” said Gauff, who lost to Ostapenko at the Australian Open in January, “so I was just really trying to get every point, trying to play every ball.”
Tuesday’s men’s quarterfinals were 23-time major champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia vs. No. 9 Taylor Fritz of the United States, and No. 10 Frances Tiafoe vs. unseeded Ben Shelton in an all-American match at night. It’s the first time since 2005 that three U.S. men were in the final eight in New York.
Only one of those points for the American arrived via her own clean winner. She didn’t need to produce those sorts of shots, though.
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Coco Gauff is the first US teen since Serena Williams to reach consecutive US Open quarterfinalsThe 19-year-old from Florida beat Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round Sunday.
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Coco Gauff becomes first American teen to reach U.S. Open quarterfinals since Serena WilliamsCoco Gauff, whose best showing at a major was reaching the final at the 2022 French Open before losing to Swiatek, has now won 15 of her past 16 matches.
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US Open: Coco Gauff is the 1st US teen since Serena Williams to reach consecutive quarterfinalsGauff, whose best showing at a major was reaching the final at the 2022 French Open before losing to Iga Swiatek, has now won 15 of her past 16 matches.
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