Naomi Osaka eradicated Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 on the U.S. Open with a much more assured and constant model of tennis Monday to achieve her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in additional than 4 1/2 years.
The No. 23-seeded Osaka was higher all through than No. 3 Gauff, whose repeated errors actually made the distinction in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Osaka is a 27-year-old who was born in Japan and moved to the U.S. together with her household at age 3. She grew up in South Florida. She has received 4 main championships, all on onerous courts. That features titles on the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020.
Gauff, a 21-year-old from Delray Seaside, owns two Slam trophies. The primary got here at Flushing Meadows in 2023 and the second on the French Open this June.
