Coco Gauff dealt simply high-quality with the warmth, the humidity, her big-hitting opponent and the duty of attempting to succeed in the US Open semifinals for the primary time, defeating 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-0 6-2.
Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, is the primary American teenager to succeed in the ultimate 4 at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams was the runner-up to her older sister, Venus, in 2001.
This was the sixteenth victory in her previous 17 matches for Gauff – a first-round exit at Wimbledon in July certain appears as if that got here ages in the past. Her greatest grand slam displaying up to now was making it to the ultimate at Roland Garros final 12 months.
Gauff misplaced that title match to Iga Swiatek and people two might have met once more within the US Open quarterfinals. But Swiatek did not make it, as a substitute dropping to Ostapenko within the fourth spherical. That defeat not solely ended Swiatek’s title defence but additionally meant she’s going to relinquish her spot at No. 1 within the WTA rankings to Aryna Sabalenka subsequent week.
When she is on the mark, as she was Sunday evening towards Swiatek, Ostapenko could be as difficult an opponent as there may be, as a result of she goes for broke on practically each stroke. If the balls land in, she is in business. When they do not, she is in bother. She completed with 36 unforced errors Tuesday; Gauff had 14.
In the semifinals on Thursday, Gauff will face the winner of No.10 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic or No. 30 Sorana Cirstea of Romania.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
