MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff stored alive her hopes of back-to-back Grand Slam singles titles after beating Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-2 in an error-strewn quarterfinal match on the Australian Open on Tuesday.
The U.S. Open champion had 51 unforced errors, 9 double faults and simply 17 winners however battled previous Kostyuk in three hours, eight minutes.
The 19-year-old American has now received 12 straight matches in Grand Slams.
“I’m actually pleased with the combat I confirmed as we speak,” mentioned Gauff, who performs both defending champion Aryna Sabalenka or ninth-ranked Barbora Krejcikova within the semis.
“Marta’s a tricky participant, we all the time have shut matches,” Gauff added. “I actually fought and left all of it out on the courtroom as we speak. Within the second set, I had a chance however I believe I obtained passive. Once I got here out within the third I actually tried to be a bit extra aggressive.”
Having misplaced simply 15 video games on her approach to the quarters, Gauff was weak early on in opposition to Kostyuk, the Ukrainian who was showing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Males’s No. 1 Novak Djokovic was in motion later Tuesday, taking up No. 12 Taylor Fritz for a spot within the semifinals.
