Coco Gauff Defeats Elina Svitolina at the US Open and Adds to American Legacy
She is moving on! After a rough start during round two with her serving; many wondered how Gauff would fare against the veteran Svitolina. Well, today she answered the question unequivocally. Coco Gauff Defeats Elina Svitolina at the US Open and adds to an American legacy.
With this latest win Coco is joining an elite group of American tennis players. Coco Gauff becomes the sixth American woman in the Open Era to reach 60 major match wins before turning 21 years old. And that’s not the only interesting achievement.
She also now has a connection with the great Serena Williams. Coco Gauff becomes the youngest woman to win 10 or more consecutive matches at the US Open since Serena Williams.
Serena: 1999 – 2000
Coco: 2023 – 2024
Coco Gauff Defeats Elina Svitolina at the US Open and Adds to American Legacy
Nevertheless, how did she do against Elina? Gauff once again got off to a bit of a rough start, but she rallied back to secure the big “W.” Defeating Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. This is Coco’s 41st win of the year.
Now Gauff will move on and face a fellow American, Emma Navarro, who also won her match Friday against Marta Kostyuk, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Before this year, Emma had never made it out of the 1st round of the US Open. This year, she’s now reached the 4th round of the last 3 Grand Slams.
Emma and Coco are definitely familiar with each other’s game. They both have differing styles on their approach, but they are both relentless. So it will definitely be a nice showdown between the two. However, the pair have also been able to get to know each other more recently; so they are looking forward to seeing and competing against each other. After her win, Emma states,
“I’m really excited to play Coco again. I got to know her at the Olympics. She’s an awesome girl. It’s pretty cool to have two Americans playing each other in the 4th round of a Grand Slam.”
Nice, two competitors with much respect and appreciation for each other. Gauff and Navarro have a day to prepare themselves for their grueling battle. They will face off this coming Sunday on September 1st.
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