Australian Open 2024: Coco Gauff, US Open champion beat the unseeded Marta Kostyuk by 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 on and move into her first AO semi-final.
The 19-year-old Coco Gauff wore down the Ukrainian Kostyuk in hot conditions on Rod Laver Arena by 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 in three hours and eight minutes.
In the next round Coco will face defending champion and WTA second seed Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday for a place to move in the final.
Coco Gauff said,
“Really happy, really proud of the fight I showed today, who had never progressed beyond the fourth round at Melbourne Park in four previous attempts. Marta is a tough opponent and I really fought and left it all on the court today.”
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Marta Kostyuk will missing her better chances to letting slip a 5-1 lead and she squandering set points in the first set.
“I really want to get one more game in the first set and I want make it competitive and then one game turned to another and I was able to win that set sure.”
“In the second round, I gave myself more opportunities but became a bit passive and while I came out in the third I was just trying to play more aggressive and hit through the court.”
Coco Gauff reached into the semi-finals without facing a seed after crashed a top players out of the tournament early.
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