9 seeds, Nicole Melichar and Kveta Peschke, in the second round Sunday. The pair claimed the women's doubles title at the Citi Open in Washington earlier in August. Coco Gauff will not match her magical Wimbledon run -- and Naomi Osaka's quest to defend her US Open title continues. Thank you. She is bidding to become the first woman to defend the US Open since Serena Williams won three in a row from 2012 to 2014.This was Gauff's first match against an opponent ranked in the top 5 in her career. I don't want people to think that I'm trying to take this moment away from her, because she really deserves it. This is crazy. Coco Gauff, 15, stops Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open and becomes the youngest player since 1991 to beat a top-5 opponent. Coco Gauff upsets Osaka with straight-sets victory (2:01) Coco Gauff, 15, stops Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open and becomes the youngest player since 1991 to beat a top-5 opponent. "Osaka next will face No. "Gauff also said she was glad she was able to experience that moment with Osaka, and she shared some of what Osaka said to her. "Two years ago, I lost first round in juniors, and now I'm here. (2:01)After the match, during her on-court interview, Gauff turned into a rather typical teenager, joking about wanting to take "a selfie for Instagram" with Rod Laver, the 11-time major champion after whom the stadium is named.
"For me the definition of an athlete is someone who on the court treats you like your worst enemy but off the court can be your best friend. Bencic leads Osaka 2-1 in the head to head. Gauff told the crowd. "For me, at least when I lose, I just come into the locker room and I cry, then I do press, like, here. "You don't want to lose to a 15-year-old, you know?" 13 seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, who received a walkover to the fourth round when Anett Kontaveit withdrew ahead of their match due to illness. Osaka said.It was the second significant result of Day 5 in Melbourne: In the same quarter of the bracket, 23-time major champion Gauff pulled this off with some big serving and consistent groundstrokes, and by letting Osaka largely be her own undoing.Osaka made 30 unforced errors, Gauff merely 17. "Gauff is also the youngest player to beat a top-five opponent in a women's tour-level match since American Jennifer Capriati did it at 15 in 1991. Like, oh, my gosh!"
"I think it was only fitting that my last match ended with a forehand error," the former No. "Osaka made her own rapid ascent to the top of tennis, claiming trophies at the US Open in 2018 and Australian Open in 2019 to rise to No. "She convinced me, like, multiple times to stay. They were cheering for her. I'm happy that she kind of convinced me to do it because, I mean, I'm not used to crying in front of everyone.
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. "I remember I used to see you guys training in the same place as us," Osaka continued. "She told me it's better than crying in the shower," Gauff said. 1 and 21-year-old from Japan bested the 15-year old American 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday to advance to the round of 16.After the match, in a move not seen often in tennis, Osaka embraced Gauff and asked the teen if she would share her interview with her on court at Arthur Ashe Stadium.Gauff initially said she didn't want to do it, because she knew she would cry. "Her serve is way better," Osaka said Friday. Naomi and Coco go way back (1:27) US Open defending champion Naomi Osaka and 15-year-old Coco Gauff talk about training together in years … "I was just thinking, like, it would be nice for her to address the people that came and watched her play.
For example, leading by a set and a break, serving at 1-0, 40-15, Gauff double-faulted twice to get broken for the first time. I think that's what she did tonight. "You guys raised an amazing player," Osaka said through her own tears. "Then it reminded me how young she was. "She encouraged me to do it," Gauff said through tears to ESPN.Gauff went on to say: "I'm going to learn a lot from this match.
1-ranked Wozniacki told the crowd, smiling through the tears.Jabeur is into the fourth round for the first time in a major and will next play Wang.Coco Gauff upsets Osaka with straight-sets victory (2:01) "Gauff became an overnight sensation in July when she reached the fourth round of Wimbledon, beating the likes of Venus Williams in the process.In her run, she also became the first 15-year-old to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis in 1996. It was a rare lapse, though -- and one to be expected at this stage of her life and career.One reminder of just how young Gauff is: Most of the entrants in this year's junior Australian Open are older than she is.Another: She is taking online classes and said she has been given permission to turn in homework late, "considering the circumstances. "Honestly, like, what is my life? "I don't think I'm a mentor," Osaka said to ESPN, and then turned to Gauff's player box, which included the teen's parents. ... she now has set up yet another Grand Slam showdown against Naomi Osaka. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.In a blockbuster third-round matchup and in their first career meeting, the world No.