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4 days ago
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Coco Gauff advances to Cincinnati Open quarter-finals
Coco Gauff is tracking nicely ahead of another crack at the US Open, the No.2 seed securing her place in the quarter-finals in Cincinnati with a 6-2 6-4 win over Lucia Bronzetti. The American, who was awarded a walkover by Dayana Yastremska in the previous round, took an hour and 19 minutes to beat the Italian and reach the last eight of a tournament for the first time since claiming her second grand slam at the French Open. "For the most part I played aggressive. Maybe got a bit passive in some of those games. But it's tough. The balls are super light and they fly," the 2023 US Open winner said. "She wasn't giving me much pace. I was trying to play with control but also aggressive. I think I did well. I missed a couple balls. But I learned from it and was able to close it out." Incredible from Paolini! 🌟#CincyTennis — wta (@WTA) August 14, 2025 Gauff will next face another Italian in seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, who swept past Barbora Krejcikova 6-1 6-2 in a rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon final. It was the pair's first meeting since the 2024 Wimbledon final and Krejcikova needed medical treatment on her left foot when trailing 3-0 in the second set. The Czech's movement was visibly hampered. "I think she wasn't at 100 per cent, but she's an unbelievable player," Paolini said afterwards. "She can put the ball wherever she wants every time, I don't know how she does this. But I'm happy that I tried to stay there mentally until the last point." French qualifier Varvara Gracheva also went through, beating German Ella Seidel 2-6 6-1 6-1 to reach her first WTA 1000 quarter-final.
Perth Now
4 days ago
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Coco Gauff advances to Cincinnati Open quarter-finals
Coco Gauff is tracking nicely ahead of another crack at the US Open, the No.2 seed securing her place in the quarter-finals in Cincinnati with a 6-2 6-4 win over Lucia Bronzetti. The American, who was awarded a walkover by Dayana Yastremska in the previous round, took an hour and 19 minutes to beat the Italian and reach the last eight of a tournament for the first time since claiming her second grand slam at the French Open. "For the most part I played aggressive. Maybe got a bit passive in some of those games. But it's tough. The balls are super light and they fly," the 2023 US Open winner said. "She wasn't giving me much pace. I was trying to play with control but also aggressive. I think I did well. I missed a couple balls. But I learned from it and was able to close it out." Gauff will next face another Italian in seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, who swept past Barbora Krejcikova 6-1 6-2 in a rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon final. It was the pair's first meeting since the 2024 Wimbledon final and Krejcikova needed medical treatment on her left foot when trailing 3-0 in the second set. The Czech's movement was visibly hampered. "I think she wasn't at 100 per cent, but she's an unbelievable player," Paolini said afterwards. "She can put the ball wherever she wants every time, I don't know how she does this. But I'm happy that I tried to stay there mentally until the last point." French qualifier Varvara Gracheva also went through, beating German Ella Seidel 2-6 6-1 6-1 to reach her first WTA 1000 quarter-final.
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5 days ago
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Gauff dominates Bronzetti to reach Cincinnati last eight
Coco Gauff claimed a 6-2, 6-4 win over Lucia Bronzetti to reach the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, with the second seed's game showing some minor rust after a bye in the previous round. Gauff got a free pass into the last 16 when intended opponent Dayana Yastremska withdrew before the start with injury. The American, who won the Cincinnati title in 2023 before carrying her momentum to a US Open crown three weeks later, will next meet either seventh seed Jasmine Paolini or former Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova. Gauff will be playing her third 1000-level quarter-final of the season after Madrid and Rome -- both of which she went on to reach the final. The 21-year-old, who lost an early break in both sets, finally secured a spot in the last eight with a concluding break of the 61st-ranked Italian's serve as Bronzetti hit long after 79 minutes on court. Gauff said that memories of her title success here two years ago come to the surface whenever she is on the center court. "It's super special to play on this court, I have so many memories from 2023. "I played controlled but aggressive, but sometimes I was a bit passive. It's tough because the ball really flies and she was giving me no pace. "I had chances (when she lost serve) but I missed a couple of balls. I was still able to close it out." str/nf
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Gauff reaches last eight at Cincinnati Open
World number two Coco Gauff beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-2 6-4 to book her place in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati two players had progressed to the last 16 in contrasting ways, with Gauff having won her only match in straight sets before a walkover against Dayana Yastremska in last on the other hand, had come through in three sets in her previous three rounds and the world number 61 quickly found herself 3-0 was broken in the fifth game but it proved a brief blip as she went on to win the opening set in 33 American went 2-0 up in the second set but suffered another lapse when she was broken to love by the Italian in the third raised her game and had a break point at 2-2, only to send a backhand return long as Gauff managed to second set was a more competitive affair but Bronzetti double-faulted twice when serving to stay in the match and Gauff went on to break and secure victory. "For the most part I played aggressive," said Gauff, who won the Cincinnati Open in 2023 before going on to win the US Open that year."Maybe there were a couple that were a little bit passive in some of those games but it's tough - the balls are super light and she wasn't giving me much pace."I was just trying to play controlled but also aggressive and, for the most part, I think I did well."Gauff will play the winner of the match between Italian Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in the next round.
USA Today
5 days ago
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Western & Southern Open Betting Odds and Match Previews for August 14, 2025, Women's Singles
In the Western & Southern Open round of 16 today, there are four matches, including No. 61-ranked Lucia Bronzetti matching up with No. 2 Coco Gauff. Bronzetti has not won any of her 16 tournaments so far this year, with an overall match record of 12-17. Gauff has come out on top in one tournament this year, registering an overall 30-11 match record. Here is the betting info to break down prior to the four matches today. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 12:56 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Today's matches at the Western & Southern Open Odds to win the 2025 Western & Southern Open
