Coco Gauff

Coco Gauff said she gets pumped before frenzied crowds and there will be plenty of electricity inside Arthur Ashe Stadium when the 18-year-old plays her first- ...

Rublev’s country is not listed anywhere on score sheets and scoreboards — part of the ATP/WTA/USTA policy this year regarding the Russian war in Ukraine. “Just feels really good to back up a win that got a lot of attention,’’ she said. Russian Andrey Rublev is onto the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over No. After beating Williams in a three-set thriller in the third round, the 5-foot-11 Tomljanovic remained a rock in the fourth round with a 7-6, 6-1 win over Ludmilla Samsonova on Sunday night. “It depends on how Garcia handles the loud Ashe Stadium that’s 98 percent for Coco,’’ Shriver said. “When you play these players that are hot, I think it’s more of a mental challenge,’’ Gauff said.

Coco Gauff has reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time by coming back in each set to beat Zhang Shuai of China 7-5, 7-5 in front of a ...

After all, at 15, she became the youngest qualifier in Wimbledon history in 2019, beat Venus Williams in the first round of the main draw and made it all the way to the fourth. 1 in WTA history — and her ever-developing game — the most notable recent improvements were to her forehand and second serve — keeps carrying her closer to the top of the singles rankings and closer to a Grand Slam title. — a down-the-line backhand winner for her third break point of that game, then delivered a good return to a corner that drew a long backhand to make it 5-4 and start a four-game, match-closing run. Tomljanovic is a 29-year-old Australian who is now into her third Grand Slam quarterfinal after making it that far at Wimbledon the past two years. She improved to 4-0 in Ashe this year after having never previously won a match at the biggest arena in Grand Slam tennis. “It got so racuous in there that I got a headache. The match proceeded, even though it was rather dark — and quite humid — indoors. “I’m just glad I’m finally able to show New York my talent,” said Kyrgios, never past the third round at the U.S. Just four points later, Gauff was a quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows for the first time. “New York is bringing out a side of me that I haven’t had since I was 15, so it’s nice.” Open](https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships) opponent, Zhang Shuai, covered both ears with her hands to shield them from what she described later as a “Boom!” of sound. [Coco Gauff](https://apnews.com/article/french-open-sports-iga-swiatek-paris-3708f9d16ba9f894573acc340df1336e) raised a fist, then wagged her right index finger, responding to, and riling up even more, a loud-louder-loudest Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that was standing and screaming.

Coco Gauff is through to the US Open quarter-final following a thrilling 7-5 7-5 victory over Zhang Shuai on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

That proved the critical game as Gauff held and then broke to love. Asked which she preferred and if she had to make any adjustments to her game, Gauff responded: "Well, the first two games, I think were tough because of the changing of the lighting, and it's a lot more humid in here when the roof is closed. I was trying to stay in the moment. "But honestly it doesn't really matter to be honest. I was trying not to smile on my bench at the last changeover. That was crazy."

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. During the final game of her match with Zhang Shuai on Sunday at the U.S. Open, Coco Gauff sprinted ...

Sloane Stephens in 2017 was the last American woman to win the U.S. Nadal is 22-0 in Grand Slam matches this season and has won the Australian and French Opens. I was trying to stay in the moment, in my head I was smiling. “And I think Coco has gotten a lot better. Coco being at home with the homecourt advantage, it’s going to be a great match.” “I think she’s very marketable, obviously a great tennis player so it’s so good for tennis. The champion will take home $2.6 million and the runner-up $1.3 million. “I was trying not to smile on the bench on my last changeover. [reached the the French Open final earlier this year](https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2022/06/04/in-matchup-of-two-young-stars-world-no-1-iga-witek-beats-coco-gauff-for-35th-straight-win-in-french-open-final/) — losing to world No. “Not an easy quarterfinal match but at this stage of the tournament, it gets tough. Shuai put both hands on the side of her head and looked down, knowing she had blown a seemingly easy volley winner. During the final game of her match with Zhang Shuai on Sunday at the U.S.

On Sunday in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 12th-seeded youngster took another big step towards fulfilling her potential and, yes, grabbing the torch from Serena. The ...

Backed by a raucous New York crowd, Coco Gauff, 18, defeated Shuai Zhang in straight sets on Sunday to become the youngest American woman to reach the US ...

[Venus Williams](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=403) in the first round of the main draw and made it all the way to the fourth. 18 [Veronika Kudermetova](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2665) 7-6 (1), 6-4. "She's found a home there,'' Corey Gauff said. The match proceeded, even though it was rather dark -- and quite humid -- indoors. Tomljanovic is a 29-year-old Australian who is now into her third Grand Slam quarterfinal after making it that far at Wimbledon the past two years. That set point was frittered away when Zhang sent a backhand long. Gauff's US Open opponent, [Shuai Zhang](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=707), covered both ears with her hands to shield them from what she described later as a "boom'' of sound. After trailing 5-4 in the opening set, then 5-3 in the second, which she was a point from losing, Gauff was buoyed by spectators who cheered her every point and chanted "Let's go, Coco!" Tomljanovic got past [Liudmila Samsonova](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3840) 7-6 (8), 6-1 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in a matchup between unseeded players, while Jabeur defeated No. "It got so raucous in there that I got a headache. "New York is bringing out a side of me that I haven't had since I was 15, so it's nice.'' Just four points later, Gauff was a quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows for the first time.

Coco Gauff had used her range and speed to catch up to a shot by Zhang Shuai and return it with her bread-and-butter backhand late in the second set of their ...

“It just feels like she has such a solid anchor between the generations of her family, her siblings, her team.” “I think I was always fighting for every point, but I think I’m doing it in a smarter way,” she said. “I think for sure I felt the pressure. Zhang had taken a 5-4 lead in the opening set but Gauff held serve in the next game, earned a break for a 6-5 lead, and converted her second set point. Zhang, the oldest woman in the fourth round here at 33, broke Gauff’s serve to take a 5-3 lead in the second set and had a set point in the ninth game before Gauff pushed back and won the last four games. “When the moment is right, sometimes I don’t even know what my reaction is going to be after I win a point. “I think that’s been the hope and I think that she has the maturity and ability to do that,” ESPN commentator Pam Shriver said. 1 in the world in doubles but lost in the first round here with partner [Jessica Pegula](https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-09-03/jessica-pegula-kim-buffalo-bills-owners-us-open-tennis-career), has become more confident about her extraordinary talent and more comfortable with her place on the court and in the world. Gauff was a 7-5, 7-5 winner and a first-time quarterfinalist at the U.S. It wasn’t a throat slash, she said afterward, but a way to say period, the discussion is over. The set wasn’t going to get away from her. The game wasn’t going to get away from her.

Serena Williams has to pass the torch to somebody, so might as well be 18-year-old Coco Gauff of Delray Beach, Fla.

At 5-4, Gauff was serving to stay in the set and she smashed two service winners to get to 5-5, then broke Zhang to go up 6-5. “That was supposed to be a period, like City Girls period,” Gauff said laughing, referring to the hip-hop group. However, Gauff got off to a shaky start. “I think it’s definitely being mature,” Gauff said. “It’s feeding off the crowd,” Gauff said. Coco did it in style — like Serena did so many times. The fans made the place sound like Serena had done it. Gauff has played here since she was 15, but her best U.S. I was trying not to smile on the changeover. Gauff said it was something else. Inside I was trying so hard not to smile. The 24,800 fans have transferred their cheers from Serena to Gauff.

El pase a los cuartos de final en el US Open confirma y reafirma los resultados que ha obtenido a lo largo de los meses. La final en Roland Garros, su ascenso ...

Es diferente lo que se ve en las prácticas, por lo menos esa es mi experiencia con él". El pase a los cuartos de final en el US Open confirma y reafirma los resultados que ha obtenido a lo largo de los meses. La final en Roland Garros, su ascenso al N°1 en dobles y las múltiples instancias decisivas que jugó en el WTA Tour son prueba de ello.

Coco Gauff used her superior speed to overcome a second-set deficit and clinch a thrilling 7-5, 7-5 win over China's Zhang Shuai.

Zhang, a human backboard content to extend rallies from the baseline, grabbed a 5-3 lead when she broke Gauff with a backhand winner of her own in the second set. I was trying to stay in the moment.” But 12th seed Gauff battled back and fired a backhand winner to claim the first set and electrify her home crowd.

Coco Gauff looked to extend what's already her deepest run at the U.S. Open when she faced off with Shuai Zhang on Sunday. A win puts Gauff into her third.

- No. No. I really needed to stay focused and stay sharp and I was playing really well until I got broke back in the third, which was frustrating." The Norwegian also consistently broke Moutet's serve early in sets to assert firm control. Coco Gauff (18) becomes the youngest American woman to reach the US Open quarterfinals since 2009 👏 @CocoGauff She also had to deny Zhang at set point while serving in the ninth game. She hit an unforced error on a forehand at break point to give Gauff the game. He can produce trick shots and everything. 18 Veronika Kudermetova will follow to bring the night to a close at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He has all the shots, runs well. Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur and No. 23 Nick Kyrgios in prime time.

Coco Gauff, of the United States, celebrates after defeating Shuai Zhang, of China, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, ...

After all, at 15, she became the youngest qualifier in Wimbledon history in 2019, beat Venus Williams in the first round of the main draw and made it all the way to the fourth. 1 in WTA history — and her ever-developing game — the most notable recent improvements were to her forehand and second serve — keeps carrying her closer to the top of the singles rankings and closer to a Grand Slam title. — a down-the-line backhand winner for her third break point of that game, then delivered a good return to a corner that drew a long backhand to make it 5-4 and start a four-game, match-closing run. Tomljanovic is a 29-year-old Australian who is now into her third Grand Slam quarterfinal after making it that far at Wimbledon the past two years. She improved to 4-0 in Ashe this year after having never previously won a match at the biggest arena in Grand Slam tennis. The match proceeded, even though it was rather dark — and quite humid — indoors. “It got so racuous in there that I got a headache. “I’m just glad I’m finally able to show New York my talent,” said Kyrgios, never past the third round at the U.S. “New York is bringing out a side of me that I haven’t had since I was 15, so it’s nice.” Just four points later, Gauff was a quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows for the first time. Open](https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships) opponent, Zhang Shuai, covered both ears with her hands to shield them from what she described later as a “Boom!” of sound. [Coco Gauff](https://apnews.com/article/french-open-sports-iga-swiatek-paris-3708f9d16ba9f894573acc340df1336e) raised a fist, then wagged her right index finger, responding to, and riling up even more, a loud-louder-loudest Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that was standing and screaming.

Coco Gauff looked to extend what's already her deepest run at the U.S. Open when she faced off with Shuai Zhang on Sunday. A win puts Gauff into her third.

- No. No. I really needed to stay focused and stay sharp and I was playing really well until I got broke back in the third, which was frustrating." The Norwegian also consistently broke Moutet's serve early in sets to assert firm control. Coco Gauff (18) becomes the youngest American woman to reach the US Open quarterfinals since 2009 👏 @CocoGauff She also had to deny Zhang at set point while serving in the ninth game. She hit an unforced error on a forehand at break point to give Gauff the game. He can produce trick shots and everything. 18 Veronika Kudermetova will follow to bring the night to a close at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He has all the shots, runs well. Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur and No. 23 Nick Kyrgios in prime time.

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time by coming back in each set to beat Zhang Shuai of China 7-5, ...

I have to say I was a little bit tired in the fourth, and he was playing unbelievable tennis. That’s what forced the error by Zhang to hand over a break for a 6-5 lead for the American. The match proceeded, even though it was rather dark — and quite humid — indoors. I was trying to stay in the moment.” That was to follow the most-anticipated men’s match of Day 7: defending champion and top-seeded Daniil Medvedev vs. “Now I have a win here as well, so I can tell my future kids and grandkids that I played here and that will be a fun story to tell. Now the 12th-seeded Gauff will move on to face No. Zhang, at 33, was the oldest. “I was trying not to smile on the bench on the changeover. 6-4, 6-1 to, like, Gauff, earn her debut berth in the U.S. She’d never previously won a match at the biggest arena in Grand Slam tennis. NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff reached the U.S.

American teenager Coco Gauff has made it through to the US Open quarter-finals after defeating Chinas Zhang Shuai; the 18-year-old set up a meeting with ...

It's a challenge every day, and it's a reward to be here today, and I'm grateful for all the hard work we did. [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! "I mean, Ashe Stadium chanting my name, I was trying not to smile on the bench on the last changeover, I was trying to stay in the moment. "I like to play tennis aggressive, to move forward. I got some tough years in there. But in my head I was smiling.