French Open Quarterfinal LIVE: 18 year old Coco Gauff made it to her maiden French Open Semifinals as she defeated fellow compatriot Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros. The No.18 seed is scheduled to face Italy’s Martina Trevisan in the last four. Follow Coco Gauff vs Sloane Stephens LIVE & French Open 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
French Open Quarterfinal LIVE: Coco Gauff defeats compatriot Sloane Stephens in French Open Quarterfinals, enters her maiden Grand Slam semifinal
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With the victory, the 18-year-old improved on her quarter-final showing in Paris from 12 months ago and becomes the youngest women’s semi-finalist at a major since Amanda Anisimova made the last-four here in 2019.
Seeded No.18, 18-year-old Gauff took 90 minutes to oust 2017 US Open champion Stephens. Gauff avenged her straight-sets loss to Stephens in their only previous meeting, at last year’s US Open.
Stephens came into Roland Garros 0-4 on clay this season, but as she has done throughout her career, she leveled up her game at a major, especially in Paris. This was Stephens’s third Roland Garros quarterfinal.
Gauff set the tone early by taking charge in lengthy rallies, quickly breaking Stephens in the second game. With Gauff serving for the set at 5-3, though, Stephens refused to miss and grabbed control, pulling back on serve.
However, Gauff reclaimed momentum at 6-5 and had three set points at her hand. She clinched the winner with a backhand volley to take the first set 7-5.
In the second set, Gauff dropped serve in the opening game but went on a five-game tear after that to serve for the match at 5-1. Two double faults in that game contributed to a service break, but Gauff claimed the win in the next game with a routine break.
Gauff has yet to drop a set in the tournament, and has not been pushed beyond an hour and a half in each of her five wins as she marches into the semifinal as a strong contender.
French Open Quarterfinal LIVE: Coco Gauff defeats compatriot Sloane Stephens in French Open Quarterfinals, enters her maiden Grand Slam semifinal
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