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US’ Gauff soars in 3-set thriller to reach Australian Open semis

US’ Gauff soars in 3-set thriller to reach Australian Open semis

U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff confronted a major problem towards Ukrainian world No. 37 Marta Kostyuk however triumphed 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 6-2 to advance to the Australian Open semifinals for the primary time on Tuesday.

The fourth-seeded American, hardly ever taking part in poorly and nonetheless advancing, secured victory after over three hours on a scorching scorching Rod Laver Arena, adhering to her coach Brad Gilbert’s well-known mantra of “Winning Ugly.”

“I’m really proud of the fight I showed today; Marta’s a tough opponent. Every time we play, it’s a tough match,” she mentioned. “Yeah, I really fought and left it all out on the court today.”

Gauff, concluding her closing Grand Slam as an adolescent, had entered the quarterfinals on a nine-match profitable streak, aiming to construct on her first main success in New York final 12 months.

Kostyuk aggressively challenged the American from the beginning, surging to a 5-1 lead and serving twice for the opening set, additionally holding a set level on Gauff’s serve.

Recognizing the problem, the 19-year-old American problem-solved on her toes, rallying to win 5 successive video games and serve for the set herself.

“I was just trying to get one more game in the first set and make it more competitive. Then one game turned into another, and I was able to win that set,” Gauff added.

Despite Kostyuk incomes three break factors off Gauff’s forehand and forcing a tiebreak with an American double fault, Gauff capitalized on Kostyuk’s missed alternatives to assert the set.

The second set noticed each gamers buying and selling breaks in prolonged rallies, with Gauff edging forward and serving for the match at 5-3. However, a mixture of Gauff’s susceptible second serve and Kostyuk’s potential to provide winners allowed the Ukrainian to interrupt again and stage the match at one-set all.

In the third set, Gauff adjusted her technique, intensifying the tempo of her first serve and backhand as Kostyuk drained. Despite being damaged when serving for the match for the second time, Gauff finally secured victory on her third try.

She now strikes right into a semi-final towards both Aryna Sabalenka, a rematch of final 12 months’s Flushing Meadows closing, or Czech ninth seed Barbora Krejcikova.

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