Tennis
Goff tackles Ostapenko on his way to first semifinals at US Open
number 6 of the world Coco Goff She was the first women’s singles semi-finalist at the US Open.
In the 1/4 final, she competed with Latvian Alena Ostapenko (No. 21 WTA) in two sets.
US Open. 1/4 final
Coco Goff (USA) – Alena Ostapenko (Latvia) – 6:0, 6:2
This was the third match of the tennis players, Coco won for the second time. Goff reached the quarterfinals of the US Open for the second consecutive year, but managed to reach the top four for the first time in his career.
The American player will play either Sorana Kirsti (No. 30 WTA) or Karolina Muchova (No. 10 WTA) in the next round.
Note that after Wimbledon, Goff won 16 of 17 games. The Grass Major was the only Grand Slam tournament where the American teenager did not reach the semi-finals.
Ostapenko knocked out the world’s first racket Iga Sviontek in the previous match.
Source: Sport UA
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