WUHAN, China (AP)—Coco Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-1 rout of 17th-ranked Marta Kostyuk at the Wuhan Open on Thursday.
It was the fourth-ranked Gauff’s eighth consecutive win after the American won the China Open last week which moved her back into the top five in the rankings.
Gauff fired two aces and broke the Ukrainian’s serve five times—for the loss of one of her own—as she clinched a one-sided match and extended her lead in their head-to-head series to 3-1.
Next for Gauff is No. 45-ranked Magda Linette, who continued her impressive form this week by beating eighth-seeded Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-3.
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“She’s a tough opponent,” Gauff said of Linette. “We haven’t played since (the US Open in 2021). I really don’t know what to expect. But just from watching her play, she’s been playing a great couple of matches here in Wuhan.
“I expect it to be a tough match. She’s not an easy opponent.”
Gauff will be the only American left in the draw after third-ranked Jessica Pegula and tour rookie Hailey Baptiste lost.
