Gauff beats Ostapenko to match Williams and attain US Open semi-finals
The 19-year-old dropped simply two video games as she blitzed Jelena Ostapenko 6-0 6-2 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Latvian Ostapenko, the twentieth seed, had blown the ladies’s draw large open when she knocked out defending champion and world primary Iga Swiatek in spherical 4.
But she was unable to benefit from her personal handiwork as Gauff raced away with the primary set in solely 20 minutes.
Ostapenko made extra of a contest of it within the second set, lastly managing to carry serve on the fifth try.
But Gauff accomplished the job in an hour and eight minutes to achieve the final 4 of her dwelling grand slam for the primary time.
“It feels great, I’m so happy,” she stated. “Last year I lost in the quarter-finals and I wanted to do better. There’s a long way to go but I’m happy and ready to go back to work.
“Honestly, I didn’t feel comfortable the whole match, even on match point. I know the game she plays. It’s really tough against her – you can’t really be aggressive. She’s a top player and she’s had a great tournament.
“There’s a saying in basketball that ‘defence wins games’. It doesn’t always work in tennis but today that was the case.”
Gauff will face the winner of Tuesday evening’s match between Sorana Cirstea and Karolina Muchova within the final 4.