American teenager Coco Gauff made it through to the quarter-finals of the US Open as she ended the dream run of Caroline Wozniacki in a three-set thriller on Sunday.
It’s been an impressive comeback from 33-year-old Wozniacki but Gauff, at 19, is currently playing best tennis of her career and she completed an impressive 6-3 3-6 6-1 to make it through to the last eight for the second year in a row.
The American will face the winner of the match between Jelena Ostapenko and Iga Swiatek in the last eight on Tuesday.
Wozniacki has been an inspiration
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Gauff said Wozniacki has been an inspiration and it was an honour to share the court with her
“Caroline (Wozniacki) is back and it looks like she never left, the level that she played today is amazing and she’s being an inspiration for me. I remember when I saw her win the Australian Open, to play with her is an honour,” Gauff said.
“She gets to a lot of balls, and I felt like I was playing myself, getting that one extra ball back. I’m happy I was able to get back the focus. You have to be mentally tough, she’s not going to back down.
“Sometimes I do tell them [the box] to chill a bit, because I like to think through matches my own way… My dad isn’t in the box anymore because he gets too nervous! He’s in a suite somewhere and doing laps around the stadium.”
Tale of the Tape
Romanian Sorana Cirstea reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in 14 years after upsetting 15th seed Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-3.
Making her 59th Grand Slam main draw appearance and 15th at the US Open, the 33-year-old Romanian’s only other quarter-final appearance was at the 2009 French Open.
Cirstea becomes the oldest woman to reach the last eight in New York for the first time.
Next up for the Romanian is Czech 10th seed Karolina Muchova who advanced with a 6-3 5-7 6-1 win over China’s Wang Xinyu.
The US Open on Sky Sports: How and where to watch
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Relive Andy Murray’s rollercoaster career at the US Open, which saw him claim his maiden major title in 2012
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