{"id":11229,"date":"2023-10-05T22:11:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T22:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/gauff-glides-into-china-open-quarter-finals-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T22:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T22:11:07","slug":"gauff-glides-into-china-open-quarter-finals-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/gauff-glides-into-china-open-quarter-finals-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauff glides into China Open quarter finals | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US Open champion Coco Gauff<\/a> shook off an indifferent first-set performance to glide into the women’s quarter-finals of the China Open with victory over Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova in Beijing on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The world number three triumphed 7-6 (7\/5), 6-2 to set up a quarter-final tie with either Greece’s Maria Sakkari or homegrown talent Wang Xinyu.<\/p>\n

Gauff roared into a 3-0 lead in the first set but was pegged back by an aggressive Kudermetova and had to save four set points to stay in it.<\/p>\n

But she forced a tie-break and stole the set when the world number 16 double-faulted — producing a howl of frustration — before planting a forehand wide.<\/p>\n

Set two was a much more comfortable affair for Gauff with the 19-year-old quickly notching a double-break and wrapping up the win when Kudermetova shovelled a forehand long.<\/p>\n

Sakkari and Wang go head-to-head later Thursday, as does world number one Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> who faces Jasmine Paolini of Italy.<\/p>\n

Earlier, world number 10 Caroline Garcia progressed to the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina.<\/p>\n

Garcia will play second-ranked Iga Swiatek in the next round after the Pole swatted aside compatriot Magda Linette on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The China Open is taking place for the first time since 2019 after Beijing did away with its long-standing zero-Covid policy.<\/p>\n

The men’s draw culminated on Wednesday when Italy’s Jannik Sinner downed world number three Daniil Medvedev to take the trophy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n