Follow us on Google Discover Coco Gauff is through to another semifinal at the Wuhan Open as she outplayed Laura Siegemund in the last eight.
Gauff raced through the match, bageling her opponent in a one-sided second set after breaking serve twice in the first set, which she won 6-3.
The 21-year-old is in great form at the moment and is clearly showing no signs of a hangover after losing to Amanda Anisimova in the semifinal of the China Open in under an hour last week.
Gauff has already done something unique at the Wuhan Open, and now she looks to be on course to win more silverware this year at a WTA 1000 event.
Pam Shriver has praised Gauff this week, and the talented player now faces the winner of Iga Swiatek and Jasmine Paolini, who play later today.
Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty ImagesEvery word Coco Gauff said after beating Laura Siegemund
Gauff can now look forward to another semifinal match, and this time she will hope to prevail and make a final in a country where she normally has a lot of support.
After beating Siegemund, she was interviewed out on the court, and it’s apparent that she’s extremely satisfied with how she played in the quarterfinal.
She said: “I am happy with how I played today. She is a tricky player. Back to the semifinals, so I am happy to be back here in this position.
“I think I had chances in the first set to have a greater lead. I think I just capitalised on those chances more in the second set.
“No. I am just happy to be back in another round. Just enjoying my time and taking it one match at a time.”
Gauff stats vs Laura Siegemund
This was a fine performance from Gauff and one she can look back on with a great deal of pride, given that Siegemund has proved a tough opponent for her in the past.
Gauff will be determined to win more events between now and the end of the year, to take as much momentum into the Australian Open in January as she can.
Coco Gauff stats vs Laura SiegemundTotalAces0Double Faults6First Serve64%Break Points5/8Points Won63Coco Gauff stats vs Laura Siegemund at the Wuhan Open
Gauff will want to get through the semifinal on this occasion after losing to Anisimova in pretty crushing circumstances just a week ago.
Now, the semifinal match will really test her with both Paolini and Swiatek in fine form and that should throw up a very exciting match in store for the Wuhan crowd.