Gauff saves two match points, storms past Andreeva into US Open semis
Coco Gauff fought back from a set down and saved two match points in the second-set tiebreak to defeat No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 in 2 hours, 19 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. The win sends her to the US Open semifinals for the second time and for the first time since winning the 2023 title.
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Gauff improved to 6-0 against Andreeva on the WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz, with three of those wins coming from a set down. She has now won 11 straight matches overall and 20 of her last 22 dating back to Wimbledon, reaching four consecutive semifinals in that span.
Gauff will next face Rybakina -- who will rise to World No. 1 on Monday -- in what will be their third meeting. The head-to-head is tied 1-1.
With Gauff advancing to join Aryna Sabalenka, Rybakina and Jessica Pegula, it marks only the second time in the Open Era that the Top 4 seeds have made the US Open women's singles semifinals. The only other occurrence came in 1975, when Chris Evert, Virginia Wade, Martina Navritilova and Evonne Goolagong Cawley comprised the last four.
It's the first time it's happened at any Slam since Wimbledon 2009, when Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Elena Dementieva all advanced.
More to come...
