Coco Gauff ends Caroline Wozniacki’s comeback run in US Open 2023
Coco Gauff underlined her credentials as one of the US Open title favourites with a gutsy victory over Caroline Wozniacki to reach the quarter-finals.
The 19-year-old American had to come from a break down in the third set to win 6-3 3-6 6-1.Sixth seed Gauff is bidding for a first Grand Slam title.
The victory also ended Wozniacki’s extraordinary comeback run after a three-and-a-half-year absence from the sport.
Gauff arrived at her home Grand Slam full of confidence after title wins in Washington and Cincinnati. Her fine form looks set to continue as she showed great resilience to fight back in the third set and register an impressive win against a resilient Wozniacki.
Gauff joked afterwards that her father can no longer sit in her support box because he gets too nervous during matches. “He’s been doing laps around the stadium,” she said. “I don’t know if he can hear me but I felt his good energy even if I couldn’t see him.”
Gauff will face either defending champion Iga Swiatek or former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko next.
(BBC)
