Overview

• Defending champion Gauff beat Bencic 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 after taking the second-set tiebreak and breaking early in the decider.
• The flashpoint came at 2-3 in the second set when Bencic complained to the umpire about noise from Gauff’s box, telling the American she was “too old for these mind games.”
• Gauff secured qualification for the 2025 WTA Finals in Riyadh with the last-16 win and said she seeks mutual respect between teams.
• Bencic double-faulted on set point in the tiebreak and threw her racquet, while no disciplinary actions were reported from the exchange.
• Next up for Gauff is Germany’s Eva Lys, and the victory also made the 21-year-old the third-youngest to reach 20 WTA-1000/Tier 1 quarterfinals behind Martina Hingis and Maria Sharapova.