The fourth-seeded Cori Coco Gauff (USA) eliminated Magdalena Frech (Poland) in a match of the Round of 16 at the Australian Open. The American prevailed by 2-0 (6:1, 6:2) in just over an hour of play at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
Cori Coco Gauff started with an early break and never lost the initiative for a moment. She won her opponent’s serve twice more in the first set, and in the second part there was intrigue only at the beginning, after which the reigning US Open champion broke in the fifth game and finally broke her opponent’s resistance.
Cori Coco Gauff finished the match with 21 winners and never once had to cover a break point. She will play in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career. Her rival will be Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine), who eliminated the qualifier Maria Timofeeva (Russia) after 2-0 (6:2, 6:1).
Since the start of the season, Cori Coco Gauff is an a great streak on wins. She triumphed with the title in WTA 250 ASB Classic in Auckland. The 19-year-old American is the youngest quarter-finalist in Melbourne since Agnieszka Radwanska did it in 2008. The last time a teenager reached this stage of the tournament was 9 years ago, when Madison Keys (USA) made it.
