Coco Gauff downs American Iva Jovic to reach US Open quarterfinals
Coco Gauff showed that youth would not be served on this night, beating 18-year-old Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 to earn a spot in the US Open quarterfinals.
NEW YORK — Teenager Coco Gauff stunned fellow American Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 in a swift US Open quarterfinal clash at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Gauff, the youngest American woman to reach three Grand Slam quarterfinals in a year since 2003, began slowly but soon unleashed a series of powerful shots to clinch the set in just 33 minutes. Jovic, seeded No. 14, fought back in the fifth game of the second set with an impressive rally, but Gauff's superior athleticism and serve secured the win.
Gauff, riding a 10-match winning streak and 7 American wins in a row at Grand Slams, next faces top seed Mirra Andreeva, who herself claimed her first US Open quarterfinal victory.
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