New Delhi: Defending champion Coco Gauff brushed aside unseeded Eva Lys 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to enter into the third consecutive China Open semi-final clash. The world number three player will next face fellow American Amanda Anisimova, who is the third seed or sixth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy.
Just after the start of the contest, Gauff began to dominate against the unseeded Lys of Germany winning the first set with ease. In the next, she was equally powerful and dominating but the German gave a fight to some extent but failed to continue her hard work as she finally succumbed in front of the bigger player.
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Lys stunned Elena Rybakina en route to the quarter-final for her first-ever top-10 win but beating the reigning French Open champion was a bit difficult. Gauff played her shortest match in the tournament as the contest just last for 1 hour and 28 minutes. During the second set, 23-year-old Lys also threw her racquet at one point of time after she lost a chance to break.
Gauff pleased with the victory
тАШIтАЩm happy with how I played today,тАЭ Gauff, seeded two, said. тАЬSheтАЩs a tough opponent. тАЬShe hit some incredible shots off the run, so I was just trying my best to stay aggressive.тАЩ тАШI think I maybe played one passive point in this game, but after that I think I played good tennis,тАЩ Gauff added.