Coco Gauff breaks a 15-year WTA record after reaching the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open
Coco Gauff is into yet another quarter-final of 2024 after overcoming Marta Kostyuk in the Wuhan Open.
Gauff won the Wuhan Open round of 16 encounter 6-4, 6-1 to secure her eighth consecutive victory on tour.
American star Gauff won the China Open last week, and the 20-year-old has continued her superb form into Wuhan.
Gauff praised Karolina Muchova after beating her in Beijing, but the former has quickly turned her focus to the next event in the busy WTA schedule.
Having beaten Viktoriya Tomova in the second round following a first-round bye, the fourth seed now meets Magda Linette in the quarter-finals.
Coco Gauff of United States competes in the Women’s Singles Round of 16 match against Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine on day six of 2024 Wuhan Open at Opt…
Coco Gauff breaks 15-year record after latest Wuhan Open win
She needed just over one hour to knock out 13th seed Kostyuk, having recently returned to world number four.
And as per the WTA website, the latest success marks her 70th career match-win at WTA 1000 tournaments, with Gauff becoming the youngest player to reach that figure since the WTA 1000 tier began in 2009.
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Gauff has perhaps surprised many with her recent form, having only just parted ways with coach Brad Gilbert.
Matt Daly has since stepped in, with the pair clearly forming a strong relationship early on given the success on the court.
Gauff will have been thrilled with her China Open title, but she is now aiming to become the second player to win in Beijing and Wuhan in the same season.
That is very much on the cards for the American, who would be following in the footsteps of Caroline Garcia, who achieved the feat in 2017.
But Polish ace Linette will have other ideas, having just beaten eighth seed Daria Kasatkina to make the Wuhan Open quarter-finals.
