Milan, Sept. 8 (LaPresse) – Coco Gauff returns to the US Open quarterfinals for the first time in three years, at the final Grand Slam of the season. Champion at Flushing Meadows in 2023, the American defeated Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4. “She seems more mature to me than I was at 18,” she admitted. Gauff, who has not lost a set since the second round in Cincinnati, will face Russia’s Mirra Andreeva, who came from behind to defeat compatriot Anastasia Potapova (24) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Reaching her first US Open quarterfinal brings Elena Rybakina closer to a historic milestone. If she beats Qinwen Zheng and reaches the semifinals, regardless of how the US Open ends, she will be the new world No. 1 on Monday. In the round of 16, Rybakina defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka (13) 6-1, 6-4 in straight sets. Her next opponent will be China’s Zheng Qinwen, who upset Poland’s Iga Swiatek (8) 7-5, 6-3.
US Open: Gauff faces Andreeva in the quarterfinals, Rybakina one step away from No. 1
Milan, Sept. 8 (LaPresse) – Coco Gauff returns to the US Open quarterfinals for the first time in three years, at the final Grand Slam of the season. Champion at Flushing Meadows in 2023, the American defeated Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4. “She seems more mature to me than I was at 18,” she admitted. Gauff, who has not lost a set since the second round in Cincinnati, will face Russia’s Mirra Andreeva, who came from behind to defeat compatriot Anastasia Potapova (24) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Reaching her first US Open quarterfinal brings Elena Rybakina closer to a historic milestone. If she beats Qinwen Zheng and reaches the semifinals, regardless of how the US Open ends, she will be the new world No. 1 on Monday. In the round of 16, Rybakina defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka (13) 6-1, 6-4 in straight sets. Her next opponent will be China’s Zheng Qinwen, who upset Poland’s Iga Swiatek (8) 7-5, 6-3.