Coco Gauff fights back to beat Starodubtseva, advances into China Open semis
Fourth seed Coco Gauff came from a set down to defeat Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva in three sets to advance into the women’s singles semifinals in the China Open, Afrosport reports.
The world No. 6 saw off the unseeded Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday inside the 15,000-capacity Diamond Court to secure her second consecutive semifinal berth in Beijing.
Coco passes the test 💯@CocoGauff | #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/Jyl1EhJY2z
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) October 3, 2024
The 20-year-old, who has endured a difficult year having failed to make a Grand Slam final coupled with a third round exit in the Paris 2024 Olympics, will face 15th seed Spaniard Paula Badosa in the last four on Saturday after recording her 45th win of the year.
Gauff will be hoping to progress to her first final since she clinched the title at Auckland in January when she faces Badosa, who cruised past China’s Zhang Shuai 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) in straight sets after one hour and 23 minutes of action.
45th W of 2024 for a semifinal spot 💥@CocoGauff | #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/qmlr4Y93IF
— wta (@WTA) October 3, 2024
