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Delray's Coco Gauff Advances to Semis in the Australian Open

2024 Australian Open - Day 10

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The Australian Open continues from Melbourne with a South Florida favorite still standing on the women's side of the draw.

American Coco Gauff of Delray Beach defeated Marta Kostyuk in a three-set battle 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time on Tuesday.

"Really proud of the fight I showed today," Gauff said in her courtside interview. "Marta is a tough opponent. Every time we play, it is a tough match, and yeah, I really fought and left it all out on the court today."

Gauff was asked about how she handled the Australian heat in her post-match interview, "I'm from South Florida, so I'm used to the heat," Gauff said. "It gets even hotter back at home, to be honest."

Gauff has won 12 straight matches in Grand Slam tournaments after winning the US Open last September.

On the men's side, defending tournament champion and top-seed Novak Djokovic eliminated 12th-seeded American Taylor Fritz to move on to the semifinals.


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