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GauffOsaka US Open Rematch Set for Fourth Round on Monday

The rematch underscores Osaka's push back into contention against a No. 3 seed who has since become a two-time Grand Slam champion.

Overview

  • Naomi Osaka reached the last 16 by defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 4-6, 6-3, her first US Open fourth round in New York since 2020.
  • Coco Gauff advanced with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Magdalena Fręch, marking her fourth straight US Open round of 16.
  • Their meeting recalls the 2019 US Open match won by Osaka, with Gauff having taken three of their four encounters since then.
  • Osaka, a four-time major champion who returned to the tour in early 2024 after maternity leave, is into her first fourth round at a major since the 2021 Australian Open.
  • Gauff, 21 and seeded No. 3, enters as a two-time Grand Slam winner, and the winner of Monday's match will move into the quarterfinals.