Overview
- Naomi Osaka beat Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 to reach the US Open quarterfinals and will face Karolina Muchova next.
- Gauff, ranked No. 3, has recently hired biomechanist Gavin MacMillan after parting with Matt Daly to address serving issues, averaging 6.7 double faults per match this season.
- The result gives Osaka her best Grand Slam run since returning to the tour in early 2024 after giving birth.
- Osaka has historically won every major in which she has advanced to the quarterfinals.
- In the men’s draw, Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal since 2022 and will play Alex De Minaur.