Coco Gough is the first American teenager since serena williams Achieved more than 20 years ago US Open Reaching the quarterfinals two years in a row, the 19-year-old from Florida knows how to get out of trouble on the tennis court.
With the loss of the second set Caroline Wozniacki Gauff needed a chance to think things over after giving up a break on two double faults and a conceding goal that split her in Sunday’s fourth-round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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So Goff veered off into the direction of near-constant chatter. Brad Gilbertone of her two coaches sitting in the front seat, said, “Please stop.” A few minutes later, Goff said, “Stop talking.”
At that time, Wozniacki broke serve in four consecutive games in the third set. Then, just when the game seemed to be slipping away due to a series of unforced errors, Goff redirected his shot and gained some distance. She defeated Wozniacki, a 33-year-old mother of two who had just returned, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the last six games.
“I’m frustrated. It’s not really against him. It’s just that I need to readjust,” said sixth-seeded Gauff. “At that moment, I didn’t want to hear anything. I just wanted to think about what I was doing.”
Coco Gauff to face defending champion Iga Swiatek
His next opponent will be the defending champion Iga Swiatek or No. 20 seed Jelena Ostapenko.Top-seeded Swiatek was scheduled to face 23-time Grand Slam champion Ostapenko on Sunday night Novak Djokovic Meet the qualifiers Borna Gojo.
Gauff’s best performance in a major was French Open 2022 He had won 15 of his last 16 fights before losing to Swiatek.
This match was played after exiting the first round Wimbledon July, including the two biggest championships of his career, DC open circuit And in cincinnati.This also coincides with the addition of Pere Riba As her full-time coach, Gilbert serves as an interim consultant.
Television microphones have been capturing Gilbert repeatedly expressing his thoughts to Goff during games over the past week.
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against Wozniacki, Australian Open 2018 A New York winner and two-time runner-up, Goff tries to find the right balance between being an aggressor (what she wants) and not doing too much (what Gilbert wants).
Goff said Gilbert’s “scout reports were spot on.” “Sometimes you have to change something. Today I had to change something.”
It was the hottest day of the tournament so far, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius), and Gauff kept losing points in the second set, committing 22 unforced errors. But she made only eight errors in the final set and made great progress in the rest of the game. Another key point in the third game: Goff led 11-2 in the winning frame.
“She’s always been a great athlete. She’s always had a backhand, a serve and a fighting spirit,” Wozniacki said. “I feel like now, everything is coming together for her.”
Caroline Wozniacki asks to turn on the lights
In the third set, with the playing field covered in shadows, Wozniacki told the referee Louise Azemar Enzel Asking to turn on the court lights because he couldn’t see the ball clearly.
“I’m really grateful,” Wozniacki said.
Did not happen.
“She’s back like she never left,” Goff said. “It was an honor to be on the court with her today.”
The other women’s quarterfinal matchup will be No. 10 Karolina Muchova vs. No. 30 Sorana Cistea.
Muchova defeated her opponent in the Wimbledon final in July to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time Wang Xinyu 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. Since then, Cirstea has not reached the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam tournament. 2009 French Open and defeated the No. 15 team to return to the round. Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-3.
At least one American is guaranteed a spot in the semifinals
For the second year in a row, at least one American player reached the semifinals.That’s because number 10 Frances Tiafoereached this stage 12 months ago and is unseeded Ben Shelton The quarterfinals were scheduled and won on Sunday.
A third player from the United States later had a chance to advance. The ninth player at the time was Taylor Fritz assumed Dominic Stricker Switzerland.
Tiafoe disqualified from Australian wildcard entry Hijikata Rinki 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.
In Ash’s first game of the day, 20-year-old Shelton hit a pair of aces at 149 mph (240 km/h) in a single game, the fastest of any tournament, He entered the quarterfinals for the first time at Flushing Meadows and eliminated No. 14 player Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
After the game, Shelton, wearing a muscle shirt, stood under the seats where his father, a former tour pro who now coaches Ben, stood with his father, mother and sister. Sheldon flexed his left bicep.
“Straight adrenaline,” Shelton said of those big southpaw serves.