Coco Gauff sails into French Open quarter-finals

World number two Coco Gauff continued her pursuit of a first French Open singles title with another impressive straight-sets victory to reach the quarter-finals. Read further on Dynamite News

Paris:  World number two Coco Gauff continued her pursuit of a first French Open singles title with another impressive straight-sets victory to reach the quarter-finals. The American, 21, dismantled Russian 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0 7-5 here on Monday, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

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The opening set lasted 29 minutes, with Gauff dropping just five points across the first five games. It is the fifth consecutive year 2022 runner-up Gauff has reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.

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She will face the winner of the all-American fourth-round meeting between Australian Open champion Madison Keys and Hailey Baptiste, the BBC reported. Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva also progressed to the last eight in straight sets.

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The sixth seed defeated Australian 17th seed Daria Kasatkina 6-3 7-5 and will play either American third seed Jessica Pegula or French wildcard Lois Boisson next. Gauff made a commanding start against Alexandrova but came under pressure as she served for the first set.

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She had to withstand five break points in a sixth game lasting almost 10 minutes before she eventually converted her third set point. Gauff was the first to face break points in a competitive second set but struck first against an improving opponent to lead 4-3.

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Alexandrova, competing in the fourth round in Paris for the first time, offered resistance with an immediate response - but Gauff finished the stronger and sealed victory with a run of three straight games.

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It is a fourth consecutive straight-set win for Gauff at this year's tournament. She has also become the youngest player to reach as many as five women's singles quarter-finals at a single major since Venus Williams at the 2001 US Open.

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