NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka produced a commanding efficiency to knock out third seed Coco Gauff 6-3 6-2 in a extremely anticipated fourth spherical showdown between two former US Open champions on Monday.
4-time Grand Slam champion Osaka confirmed flashes of her previous brilliance as she took management of the match from the beginning, whereas the 2023 champion Gauff struggled together with her forehand and serve.
The outcome carried Osaka into the Flushing Meadows quarter-finals for the primary time in 5 years and she’s going to subsequent play both Czech eleventh seed Karolina Muchova or twenty seventh seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine.
Monday’s showdown marked the primary time that the 2 fan favourites had met in New York since their memorable 2019 conflict, when the then 15-year-old Gauff misplaced to Osaka.
