Americans Emma Navarro and Frances Tiafoe are two wins away from a home Grand Slam final, while one matchup offers a rerun of January’s Australian Open final.
As Gauff exited on Sunday, US hopes were then rekindled when Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz reached the men’s last-eight, igniting hopes of a first homegrown male Grand Slam champion since Andy Roddick’s win in New York in 2003.
Coco Gauff will not retain her U.S. Open title as American Emma Navarro advanced past her compatriot in the fourth round, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Three Americans are in the mix, including Emma Navarro, as the US Open enters the business end of the tournament on Tuesday with the first set of quarter-finals at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
I lost in the first round the last two years and now to be making the quarterfinals is pretty insane,
This is the city I was born in so it is always pretty special playing here. Coco is a special player and I know she is going to come back and win here again here."