New York, Sep 7: Caroline Garcia of France defeated No.12 American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open quarterfinals to advance to her first major semifinal.
The win on Tuesday night extended the Frenchwoman’s current win streak to 13 matches, a streak that began with her victory in Cincinnati. She will face world No.5 Tunisian Ons Jabeur in Thursday’s semifinals.
Playing in her first major quarterfinal since 2017, Garcia is now the third Frenchwoman in the Open Era to make the US Open semifinals. She joined Amelie Mauresmo (2002 and 2006) and Mary Pierce (2005).
The 28-year-old is bidding to become the first Frenchwoman since 2005 to make the US Open final and the first since 2013 to win a major singles title.
Garcia came into Tuesday night’s quarterfinal aiming to score her first win against Gauff in three meetings. Gauff won their last meeting earlier this year in straight sets on the hard courts of Doha. Neither woman had yet to lose a set in New York.
“It was a very intense match,” Garcia said after the match. “Every point, every game was really tough. The atmosphere was really American with a lot of energy out there. I’m just very happy with the performance today, to manage the emotion in my game.”
“You’re playing someone off the bat, they’re standing on top of the baseline and ripping balls, it’s not easy,” Gauff said. “She has the type of game that you kind of have to adjust to because I feel like it’s not hit-or-miss because she definitely makes more, but you’re hitting a good serve, and sometimes you’re not expecting the ball to come back as fast and as deep as she was hitting it.”
