Coco Gauff’s Comeback Victory Over Mirra Andreeva Advances Her to US Open Semifinals

On Wednesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, American fourth seed Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to defeat Russian fifth seed Mirra Andreeva and book a place in the women’s semifinal. Reported scores vary: most cite 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2, while a few list the second-set tiebreak as 7-6(9-7). Gauff saved two match points in the tiebreak before taking the decisive third set.

USA Today

• Coco Gauff – 2023 US Open champion, 22, entered as the fourth seed with 11 straight wins since Cincinnati.

ESPN

• Mirra Andreeva – 19, French Open champion and fifth seed, opened the quarterfinal with a 6-2 first set, committing five unforced errors to Gauff’s 14.

USA Today

• Scoreline – 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 (most outlets); 2-6, 7-6(9-7), 6-2 (BBC, Heavy).

The St. Louis American

• Match points saved – Two in the second-set tiebreak, both neutralized by Gauff’s winners.

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• Unforced errors – Gauff 42, Andreeva 37.

CBS Sports

• Double faults – Reported 12 by ESPN and Ubitennis; other sources omit the figure.

Good Morning America (website)

• Rally length – The decisive tiebreak point followed a 39-shot rally.

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Gauff described the match as a battle of wills. The winner will face Kazakh Elena Rybakina, who secured the world No. 1 ranking by reaching the semifinals earlier in the day. Rybakina called the ranking “just a number” and focused on preparing for the semifinal.

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• “I think the motto of the match is just to fight,” — Coco Gauff

ESPN

• “These are the moments you live for,” — Coco Gauff

Heavy

• Tiebreak score: Most outlets list 7-6(7); a minority record 7-6(9-7).

The St. Louis American

• Double-fault count: ESPN and Ubitennis each report 12; other reports omit the figure.

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• Serve statistics: First-serve percentages and win-on-first-serve numbers are not provided, limiting a full technical assessment.

NOTUS

The victory marks the first occasion since Wimbledon 2009 that the top four women’s seeds have all reached the semifinals of a major. Gauff’s win ties her with Chris Evert for the fourth-most Grand Slam wins before age 23 among American women, trailing Venus Williams, Serena Williams and Mary Joe Fernandez. The semifinal against world No. 1 Rybakina sets up a clash between two of the sport’s youngest champions.

ESPN