Coco Gauff clinches place in US Open quarter-finals against Caroline Garcia with brilliant display to beat Zhang Shaui

Coco Gauff is through to the US Open quarter-finals for the first time following a thrilling 7-5 7-5 victory over Zhang Shuai on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 12th seed produced a brilliant display in front of a raucous home crowd, sealing the first set in 55 minutes with a brilliant winner up the line after breaking Zhang three times in an absorbing battle. Ad It looked like Zhang would take the match to a decider when she broke Gauff at 5-3, but the 18-year-old broke back immediately and took the next three games to book her place in the last eight.

US Open'People paint him as a bad guy' — Gauff backing 'nice person' Kyrgios to win US OpenYESTERDAY AT 10:28 She will next face in-form 17th seed Caroline Garcia after she beat Alison Riske 6-4 6-1. A delighted Gauff beamed afterwards: «An entire stadium chanting my name. I was trying not to smile on my bench at the last changeover.

I was trying to stay in the moment. »In my head I was smiling. I can't believe you guys were chanting like that.

That was crazy." In the opening set the roof was open before it was closed in the second. Asked which she preferred and if she had to make any adjustments to her game, Gauff responded: «Well, the first two games, I think were tough because of the changing of the lighting, and it's a lot more humid in here when the roof is closed. »But honestly it doesn't really matter to be honest.