The young American standouts are making history as they keep advancing in New York.
NEW YORK — They’re far from the old guard, but Coco Gauff and Frances Tiafoe suddenly seem like regulars at the U.S. Open.
His quarterfinal matchup is against first-time U.S. Open quarterfinalist Ben Shelton and his booming lefty serve; he defeated Tommy Paul, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, in an all-American faceoff Sunday. Their matchup ensures there again will be an American man in the U.S. Open semifinals — and that the semifinals will feature a Black American man again one year after Tiafoe became the first at the U.S. Open since Arthur Ashe in 1972.
Gauff beat Wozniacki, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, and earned a remarkable stat of her own: She is the first American teen to reach back-to-back U.S. Open quarterfinals among the women since Serena Williams did it from 1999 to 2001.She won by again employing her problem-solving abilities rather than leaning solely on her elite athleticism. Gauff may be the fastest woman in tennis, but Wozniacki built a top-shelf career on returning every last far-flung ball and letting her opponent err.
The other quarterfinal in the top half of the draw will feature two first-time U.S. Open quarterfinalists: 30th-seeded Sorana Cirstea and 10th-seeded Karolina Muchova.
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