{"id":51618,"date":"2024-01-24T00:20:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T00:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/gauff-grinds-past-kostyuk-into-australian-open-semis-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T00:20:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T00:20:17","slug":"gauff-grinds-past-kostyuk-into-australian-open-semis-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/gauff-grinds-past-kostyuk-into-australian-open-semis-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauff grinds past Kostyuk into Australian Open semis | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US Open champion Coco Gauff<\/a> overcame huge resistance from the unseeded Marta Kostyuk Tuesday to move into her first Australian Open semi-final.<\/p>\n

The American fourth seed wore down the Ukrainian in hot conditions on Rod Laver Arena to clinch a scrappy encounter 7-6 (8\/6), 6-7 (3\/7), 6-2 in three hours and eight minutes.<\/p>\n

She will face either defending champion and second seed Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> or ninth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova on Thursday for a place in the final.<\/p>\n

After showing ominous form to race into the last eight, it was a far from convincing display by the 19-year-old, who struggled on serve and fluffed countless opportunities.<\/p>\n

“Happy, really proud of the fight I showed today,” said Gauff, who had never progressed beyond the fourth round at Melbourne Park in four previous attempts.<\/p>\n

“Marta is a tough opponent… I really fought and left it all on the court today.”<\/p>\n

The low standard came from both players, with an incredible 16 service breaks throughout the match and the pair racking up 107 unforced errors between them.<\/p>\n

Kostyuk will rue missing her chances, letting slip a 5-1 lead and squandering set points in the first set.<\/p>\n

The American also faltered at crunch moments, broken when serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set before keeping her cool as Kostyuk became more agitated in the deciding set.<\/p>\n

“I was just trying to get one more game in the first set and at least make it competitive and then one game turned to another and I was able to win that set,” she said.<\/p>\n

“In the second, I gave myself opportunities but became a little bit passive and when I came out in the third I was just trying to play aggressive and hit through the court.”<\/p>\n

The win extended Gauff’s unbeaten streak this year to 10 matches after she won at Auckland in the lead up.<\/p>\n

She is into the semi-finals without facing a seed after a string of top names crashed out of the tournament early.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MELBOURNE: US Open champion Coco Gauff overcame huge resistance from the unseeded Marta Kostyuk Tuesday to move into her first Australian Open semi-final. The American fourth seed wore down the Ukrainian in hot conditions on Rod Laver Arena to clinch a scrappy encounter 7-6 (8\/6), 6-7 (3\/7), 6-2 in three hours and eight minutes. 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