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Gauff Saves Two Match Points, Reaches US Open Semifinals

Gauff Saves Two Match Points, Reaches US Open Semifinals
Coco Gauff saves two match-points to beat Mirra Andreeva and make semis · rediff.com

Coco Gauff played Mirra Andreeva in a US Open quarter-final.

Andreeva won the first set by playing very strongly.

Gauff then took a break and tried to reset her game.

In the second set, Gauff was close to winning but made three double faults.

Andreeva then had two chances to win the match.

Gauff saved both chances and won the set in a tie-break.

She played better in the final set and won the match 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2.

Gauff will next play Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.

Key facts

Quarter-final result
Coco Gauff defeated Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2.
Match points saved
Gauff saved two match points in the second set.
Next opponent
Second seed Elena Rybakina.
Gauff’s status
The 2023 US Open champion.
Rybakina’s quarter-final
She defeated Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Venue
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows, New York.

Quotes

Coco Gauff

American tennis player and 2023 US Open champion

“I was thinking about Frances Tiafoe and how he came back yesterday. And we all want to do well in front of this crowd.”
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“I just had to reset. I came out not feeling the ball, giving her too many free points.”
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