19-year-old Bianca oozed class and world-class potential to win her maiden Grand Slam with a straight-sets victory over heavy favourite Serena. The Canadian also becomes the youngest female teenager since Svetlana Kuznetsova (19y, 76d) back in 2004 to win a Grand Slam trophy.
Cori Gauff withstood an inspired second-set comeback to prevail in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 over Timea Babos, booking her place in Round Three: where she’ll face defending champion and world number one Naomi Osaka on Saturday. Continue reading
Fresh from her Wimbledon success last month, 15-year-old sensation Cori Gauff recovered from a precarious position to prevail in three sets 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 against fellow teenager Anastasia Potapova.
World number eight Belinda Bencic, 22, comfortably progressed into the second round with a routine 6-2, 6-3 straight-sets victory over Mandy Minella on Court Five in a match which lasted little over an hour on Tuesday afternoon.
Kristina Mladenovic recovered from a second-set back spasm issue to prevail in three sets and knock out 14th seed Angelique Kerber 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 on Day One of this year’s US Open.
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Simona Halep was in imperious form as she stormed to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Serena Williams, to win her second Grand Slam title after just 56 minutes on Centre Court. Meanwhile, the wait for a record 24th Slam triumph continues for the American, who turns 38 in September… Continue reading
She may have lost 6-3, 6-3 in the last-16 against former world no.1 Simona Halep, but 15-year-old American teenager Cori Gauff has a massive future ahead of her… so what’s next?
