New York – Former Champion Coco goff And Naomi Osaka After booking its locations in the final 16 in the opposite styles, a blockbuster at the US Open will go to the head in the matchup in the fourth round on Monday night.
Goff cruised the past Magdelena Fract Poland 6-3, 6-1, while Osaka fought with rear part of Australia Daria kasatkina 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 won the Australian Open in 2021 to make the fourth round of one chief for the first time.
This will be their sixth match in all, and first in the US Open since 2019-his first meeting-Osaka defeated the then-15-year-old Gauf 6-3, 6–0. Gauf took revenge at the Australian Open in 2020 in his next match, then traded the next two. Recently, Goff grew in Beijing in 2024, when Osaka retired through an injury on a set, leading to the overall record 3–2.
This is an important match for both players. For Goff, this is a chance to reach the quarter for the third time in four years. For Osaka, this is the opportunity to re -establish herself in the trade end of a major for the first time after becoming a mother.
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Coco Gough Cruise in a direct victory at US Open
Magdelena Freach vs Coco Goff: Match Highlights
What to do to win
One part is simple: if she serves well, she will have a great chance to win.
No one has served double defects more than that in the last three years – it has been closing at 1,000 since the beginning of 2023. And His service is a job on progress Under the guidance of Gavin McMillan, the man who recovered Aryana SabalankaServing a few years ago.
Gauf is cutting its pace that in an attempt to work more than before and in an attempt to pressurize his second service, which is still unstable many times. Osaka is an aggressive return, so anything less will be punished, which will be a pressure in itself. But no one fights harder than cowof, and he will fight like his life, depends on it.
But when she does not serve well, Goff has shown remarkable flexibility, and as she proved to be in the French Open, she can also win the slam when she is not in her best.
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Naomi Osaka is strong in 3 sets in US Open
Daria Kasatkina vs Naomi Osaka: Match Highlights
What to do to win Osaka
Osaka is even better than Gauf in this tournament so far, on average 83% balls are returning, and winning an average of 38% 38% while returning for the first time and winning 73% on a large scale while returning the second service.
If she first works often, there is trouble for the goff, as Osaka will reduce anything. His movement has improved significantly in recent months and his confidence has increased. When she is in a position to crack a forehand or backhand, she is powerful dangerous, dominating the category of 0-4 shots.
When Osaka is in its best form, she excels in the first-stroke tennis, and if she continues to hit the ball, she must get a lot of opportunities to dominate rallies against Gauf, whose sub-opposition skills will be tested.
What are they saying about each other
Goff on my 2019 US Open match: “I remember it was a difficult moment for me because it was a hyp-up match. I think I put myself a lot of pressure thinking that perhaps I had a chance to do something really in the moment that I had done, but I think I was expecting him more. A different result.”
Osaka on Gauf: “Can someone come in a match and be happy for me because it’s like playing an American game? I see her as a younger sister, so it is good to play her again. After six years to play her again, I don’t know if I do not know to play again and I think I am working honestly. What happens.”
Who will win?
Given that Osaka has not reached the quarter of a slam since 2021, it is strange that the match looks a little toss-up. But she is confident of reaching the finals in Canada and she is looking like a woman who has four grand slams named after her, while the goff is still fighting herself as she tries to fix her service action.
With the exception of his previous meeting, when Osaka was injured after the second set, the first set winning player won all the other four clashes, so a fast start is mandatory. Gauf will have a crowd, but it brings its pressure, while Osaka is playing the great tennis again, so it threatens to be a match that can increase a real rivalry for the next few years.
Prophecy: three sets, Osaka.
