Coco Gauff ties Serena Williams in Grand Slam quarterfinals

Rising tennis superstar Coco Gauff continues to etch her name in the record books. The 19-year-old notched a dominant fourth-round victory at the Australian Open on January 21, equaling a feat accomplished by Serena Williams more than two decades ago.

By defeating Magdalena Frech 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals, Gauff has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam six times as a teenager in the 21st century. tennis world Report.

With his recent performance in Melbourne, Gauff joins Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters as the only teenagers since 2000 to reach six Grand Slam quarter-finals .

Gauff immediately took control of the match, defeating Frech in straight sets, tennis world Report. She broke Frech’s serve in the first game and never took her foot off the gas pedal. Gauff broke serve again in the fifth and seventh games and easily won the first set 6-1.

The second set followed a similar script, with tennis media pointing out that Gauff broke serve again in the fourth game. The young athlete broke Frech again in the final game to seal the second set 6-2.

Gauff’s opponent in the quarterfinals will be Marta Kostyuk, whom Gauff has defeated before. tennis world notes. When they met in Adelaide in 2022, Gauff defeated the Ukrainian in straight sets.

Given Gauff’s strong form after winning the title in Auckland and not dropping a set in Melbourne, she is expected to be the favorite to beat Kostejuk again and advance to the Australian Open semifinals for the first time. tennis world

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Gauff, who turns 20 in March, reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2021 French Open. Since then, she has reached at least the French Open quarterfinals each of the past three years. She also reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open the past two years.

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