{"id":291280,"date":"2023-10-05T13:25:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291280"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:25:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:25:05","slug":"coco-gauff-into-beijing-open-quarter-finals-to-extend-impressive-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/coco-gauff-into-beijing-open-quarter-finals-to-extend-impressive-winning-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff into Beijing Open quarter-finals to extend impressive winning streak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coco Gauff racked up the longest winning streak on the WTA Tour this season by beating Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(5) 6-2 in the third round of the China Open on Thursday for her 15th consecutive victory.<\/p>\n
Gauff\u2019s last defeat was in the quarter-finals in Montreal following her Washington triumph and the 19-year-old has been an unstoppable force ever since, winning the Cincinnati title and her maiden Grand Slam crown at her home US Open.<\/p>\n
The world number three outclassed Ekaterina Alexandrova in her Beijing opener and battled past Petra Martic.<\/p>\n
She produced a determined display in the first set against Kudermetova to lay the platform for a second career win over the Tokyo champion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy with how I\u2019ve been able to manage. I had trouble finding the way I wanted to play in these conditions. I felt like the balls were flying in the first match and playing passive in the second,\u201d Gauff said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m really happy with how I\u2019ve been able to troubleshoot and problem-solve. Today I played a good match overall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gauff next meets sixth seed Maria Sakkari in what would be a rematch of their title clash in Washington.<\/p>\n
Sakkari got past local favourite Wang Xinyu 6-4 2-6 6-3.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she\u2019s probably one of the most athletic players on tour so I think it\u2019s going to be tough,\u201d Gauff said.<\/p>\n
Earlier, former champion Caroline Garcia sealed a 6-3 6-2 victory over Ukraine\u2019s Anhelina Kalinina to set up a quarter-final clash with second seed Iga Swiatek.<\/p>\n
Frenchwoman Garcia, who is ranked 10th in the world but a further 10 places back in the race to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals which she won in 2022, has enjoyed a steady run of form in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n
Garcia reached the quarter-finals in San Diego and Tokyo with a Guadalajara semi-final appearance in between.<\/p>\n
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World number one Aryna Sabalenka faces Jasmine Paolini in a late match, with the winner set to take on Elena Rybakina.<\/p>\n
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