Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Gauff Saves Two Match Points, Reaches US Open Semifinals
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.
Coco Gauff defeated Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 in the US Open quarter-finals.
Gauff saved two match points in the second-set tie-break before forcing a deciding set.
The 2023 champion recovered after struggling through the opening set and committing 14 unforced errors.
Gauff will face second seed Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.
Rybakina reached the last four by defeating Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
- Who
- Coco Gauff defeated Russia’s Mirra Andreeva; Gauff will next face Elena Rybakina.
- What
- Gauff won a US Open quarter-final after saving two match points.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, New York.
- Why
- The victory advanced Gauff to the US Open semi-finals.
- 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.