Gauff beats former world No. 1 Osaka in straight sets
SAN JOSE (AP) — Coco Gauff held off four-time major champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
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Coco Gauff thwarts Naomi Osaka's fightback to reach San Jose WTA quarterfinals
San Jose, California. The 18-year-old, who reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open in June, needed just one break of serve to seize the first set 6-4 in the blockbuster encounter. With booming serves and matching ground strokes, she then roared to a 5-1 lead in the second set.
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff holds off Naomi Osaka in San Jose
Coco Gauff needed eight match points to get it done, but the sixth-seeded U.S. player beat Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at San Jose, Calif.