At the ASB Classic, Coco Gauff is unstoppable, and it seems unlikely that anyone will be able to stop the American superstar. The 19-year-old has been off to a strong start in 2024, which is starting to seem a lot like last year, even though there are some harder checks this week.
With a decisive 6-3, 6-0 victory against 16-year-old Czech qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova on Thursday, Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals. Power, accuracy, placement, and her signature agility were all there in typical Gauff fashion.
She was playing against a younger opponent for the first time in the past two years, so it was also a new experience for her.
She expressed her thoughts about it and said: “Everybody’s hungry but when you are young, you just always want to beat the best, so I did feel that pressure coming into the match. It’s a weird thing for me now. I told myself today that as more time passes, you have to get used to it.”
She added: “Just on the mental side, I felt a little bit more mature. Certain points I probably won playing the smarter shot. That comes with life, the same as when I was 16. I had to learn a lot of things.”
Gauff in Auckland, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), the American has achieved a composed 2-0 match record in 2024. Gauff is now playing in Auckland where she managed to beat the world no.95 Claire Liu 6-4 6-2 and the world no.117 Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-0.
Coco Gauff will face the world no.42 Varvara Gracheva in the quarter on Friday at 3:00 pm on Stadium. They have never competed against each other so far in top events.
The American won 6 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
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