The American Coco Gauff, 19 years old and world No. 4, he became the first individual semifinalist of the Australian Open 2024 when he defeated the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, 21 years old and number 37, in a match between debutants in the quarterfinal round of this first Grand Slam.
In a women’s tournament full of surprises, the current US Open champion survived the push of the European, by hitting easily and powerfully. On Thursday they will face the best clash between Belarusians Aryna Sabalenkadefending title, and the Czech Barbora Krejcikova.
On the other side of the draw will be an unexpected finalist at the start of the tournament, a rookie in a Grand Slam final as well. He was among those who went through conflicts Linda Noskova (Che)-Dayana Yastresmka (Ucr/Q) and Anna Kalinskaya (Rus)-Qinwen Zheng (Chn/12).
Gauff It was spent in oven Melbourne this Tuesday, with the thermometer hovering around 30º C, 3h.08′. His double reaction, in the first set which ended in defeat but in which he recovered from 1-5 to reach the tiebreak, as well as his more extensive dominance in the third, caused a delay in the program.
Another nuisance for Novak Djokovic, is upset that the organization is back to scheduling him during the day, when he would love to open the afternoon session. He and his American rival Taylor Fritz They had a no in their playing order before 2:30 pm They showed up at Rod Laver Arena at 4:30 pm
Source: La Verdad
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