World No. 6 Coco Gauff defeated Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets on Tuesday with a 6-0 6-2 victory in the 2023 U.S. Open quarterfinals, advancing the 19-year-old to the semifinals for the first time. ESPN Stats & Info tweeted that Gauff is the first American teenager to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since Serena Williams did so in 2001. Gauff said in her on-court interview after the win: "I'm so happy. Last year I lost in the quarterfinals. I'm happy and ready to get back to work on the next one." She added: "Honestly, I didn't feel comfortable at all during the match – even on the match points. I know the game [Ostapenko] plays. She has the ability to come back no matter the scoreline, so I was just trying to get every point, put every ball in. It's really tough against her because you can't really be aggressive, so I was trying my best to be aggressive when I could, and most of the time I was just trying to get the ball deep. She'
Coco Gauff is two wins away from her first grand-slam title after a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win over Jelena Ostapenko in the 2023 U.S. Open quarterfinals on…
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