"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. “You don't want to lose to a 15-year-old, you know. Just hours after Wang had beaten Serena in three sets at Rod Laver Arena, 15-year-old Gauff stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-4 on the same court to blow the second quarter of the women’s draw wide open. In a short match long on emotion, Naomi Osaka, the world’s No.
"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. Unlike her understandably emotional celebrations after her victories at Wimbledon and the US Open, this felt more understated. The Japanese-Haitian, who has dual Japanese and American citizenship, won her second grand slam crown at the Australian Open in January. The Rod Laver Arena crowd. I think you guys are amazing. 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. "For me, like the fact that both of us made it, and we're both still working as hard as we can, I think it's incredible.
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. "When I shook her hand, I saw that she was kind of tearing up a little," Osaka said to reporters at her press conference.
"I was just thinking, like, it would be nice for her to address the people that came and watched her play. When defending champion Naomi Osaka and teenage sensation Coco Gauff meet in the third round of the US Open on Saturday, even Serena Williams says she will be "excited to be a fan girl". 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.
It doesn't really matter the age of the opponent. Both Osaka and Gauff live in Florida and have known each other for a few years. NEW YORK (AP) — First, the tears came from Coco Gauff, as the 15-year-old American's U.S. Open came to an end against defending champion and No. The 15-year-old Gauff moved through to the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the third seed and world number four in just one hour seven minutes.
"You guys raised an amazing player," Osaka said through her own tears. "Before ESPN could ask Osaka a question, she went up to Gauff and gave her another hug, which drew roars from the crowd.Osaka then was asked what it is like to mentor someone like Gauff. "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. 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. But the replay never came.
Her tournament is not yet complete, however, as she's teaming up in women's doubles with 17-year-old fellow American Caty McNally, who lost to Serena Williams on Wednesday.Gauff and McNally defeated Julia Goerges and Katerina Siniakova in the first round and will face the No. "The people that are out there, they're probably going to just stay and watch the next person who's playing, then they go home, and they wouldn't know immediately what's on her mind. 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. Thank you. I love you guys, but it's not the greatest. She was looking to be youngest player to reach the fourth round at the US Open since Anna Kournikova in 1996.The youngest player in the draw, Gauff was making her US Open singles debut as a wild card. Then it was Osaka's … "Oh my god, I don't even know (where that performance came from) ... honestly like, what is my life?” Gauff laughed on court. "For Osaka, she said her decision to ask Gauff to do the interview with her was instinctive. She's been so sweet to me, so thank you for this. Oh my gosh, I'm on Rod Laver Arena, like, I can't believe this (laughter). “Her serve is way better than I played her last year. 1 seed Naomi Osaka.Then it was Osaka's turn to cry, moments after comforting Gauff with a hug and some words of encouragement Saturday night.Gauff has generated all sorts of attention already by making it to the second week at Wimbledon in July and becoming the youngest woman to win two matches at Flushing Meadows since 1996.