US Open: Coco Gauff Beats Ostapenko to Reach S’finals

American teenager Coco Gauff says she is feeling “emotionally fresh” as she reached the US Open semi-finals for the first time by beating Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday evening.

Gauff, 19, won 6-0 6-2 in 67 minutes against Latvian 20th seed Ostapenko to record her best run at the tournament.

“I think the problem in the past in Grand Slams is that I would emotionally be drained,” the sixth seed said.

“Now I’m physically fresh and emotionally fresh, and I think that just came from experience.”

Gauff will play Czech 10th seed Karolina Muchova or Romania’s Sorana Cirstea, seeded 30th, in the semi-finals on Thursday.

Another victory would put Gauff into the second major singles final of her career, matching her run at the 2022 French Open when she was beaten by Poland’s Iga Swiatek.

There has been a different aura about Gauff following a successful North American hard-court swing where she won two of the WTA Tour’s biggest titles in Washington and Cincinnati.

Since a chastening first-round exit at Wimbledon, Gauff has turned her form around with the help of new coach Pere Riba and consultant Brad Gilbert.

The teenager has won 16 of her 17 matches since losing at the All England Club in early July.