Naomi Osaka defeated Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the US Open, showing confident, consistent tennis to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in more than 4½ years. The victory is Osaka's fifth major quarterfinal and her first since giving birth to daughter Shai in July 2023. The No. 23-seeded Osaka outplayed No. 3-seeded Gauff, whose repeated mistakes proved decisive in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka is 27, born in Japan and raised in the United States, and has four major titles on hard courts, including US Open wins in 2018 and 2020. Gauff, 21, holds two major trophies.
NEW YORK -- Naomi Osaka eliminated Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the US Open with a far more confident and consistent brand of tennis Monday to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in more than 4½ years. Osaka advances to her fifth major quarterfinal, and first since giving birth to daughter Shai in July 2023. Every time Osaka has made the quarterfinal round of a major, she has gone on to win it.
The No. 23-seeded Osaka was better throughout than No. 3 Gauff, whose repeated mistakes really made the difference in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka is a 27-year-old who was born in Japan and moved to the U.S. with her family at age 3. She has won four major championships, all on hard courts. That includes titles at the US Open in 2018 and 2020.
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