New York – Naomi Osaka Wet Coco goff 6-3, 64 minutes to reach the US Open in 64 minutes to reach its first Grand Slam quarterfinal in more than 4 years and years in the US Open.
Osaka proceeds in its fifth major quarterfinals, and before giving birth to daughter Shai in July 2023. Every time Osaka has scored a quarterfinal round round, she has gone to win it, her last slam is coming to the 2021 Australian Open.
“This is a kind of unwanted region at this point of my career,” Osaka said, a 27 -year -old, born in Japan and moved to America with his family at the age of 3. “I’m just enjoying this. I am having fun. I am able to play against the world’s best players.”
Number 23-Osaka was better than Osaka number 3 goff, during a tournament repeated mistakes have fought a continuous struggle for him that really distinguishes.
Nevertheless, Goff later swore: “I’m not going to crush it.”
Osaka displayed Demonor, Big Sarva and Phule Stroke, who took him to four major championships, all on the hard court. He came to the US Open in the title 2018 and 2020, and in the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021.
It was later in the French Open in 2021 that Osaka helped to incite a global conversation about mental health, showing that she feels anxiety and depression. Then he took a series of breaks from the tour.
The most recent trophy in Melbourne Park was the last time when Osaka built it in the fourth round at any slam event, unless the 21 -year -old Florida man has two major trophies in the match against Gauf. The first came to flushing meadows in 2023 and the second in this June at the French Open.
For Osaka, this returns to her best game as she re -included the tour after 17 months of maternity leave.
Osaka said, “I am a little sensitive and I don’t want to cry, but honestly, I enjoyed it here,” said Osaka, who first played Gauf at the 2019 US Open, also won in Arthur Ash Stadium, and she also won.
Osaka told the mob, “I was looking at Coco two months after giving birth to my daughter. I really wanted a chance to come out and play.” “This is my favorite court in the world, and it means to come back here for me.”
Gauf came out of panic. His problematic service was fine; There was another stroke problem. She ended with 33 unexpected errors – more than 12 of Osaka.
In addition, Osaka’s service and return was very good. He won 32 out of 38, which he served – 15 out of 16 when working first – and never faced a break point. He also changed all four brake opportunities that he had earned.
“He forced me to earn every point today,” Goff accepted.
Osaka used his forehand, his best stroke, the worst to go after Gauf’s forehand.
By the end of the first set, Goff made 16 unexpected errors and Osaka was only five. By the end of the match, 20 unexpected errors of Gauf were away from the forehand side.
“After the match, I was really disappointed. A kind of breakdown for my team,” Goff said. “Then, listening to their attitude and everything, it is definitely a lot of positive things.”
On Wednesday, Osaka will have to face number 11 seeds Karolina Muchova -Who was the last 45 years old Venus Williams In three sets in the first round of this US Open – for a berth in the semi -finals. Musova, 2023 French Open Runner-Up and a semi-finalist in New York in the last two years, Advanced in quarter finals 6-3, 6-7 (0), 6-3 with win number 27 Marta Costux Of Ukraine.
Chechia’s 29-year-old, Murova, became the fourth woman in the open era, who won three-sectors in four straight rounds in the flushing meadose, Leslie Hunt (1978), Silvia Hanika (1979) and joined. Jelna Ostapaneko (2023).
Muchova defeated Osaka in the second round at the US Open last year.
“She has always been one of the most talented tennis players, and physically she moves really well, and she is very strong,” said Osaka. “So this is really a tough challenge.”
ESPN Research and Associated Press contributed to this report.
