Gauff overturns Andreeva to advance to the semi-finals of the US Open women's singles and will compete with Rybakina for the championship spot

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[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] In the 2026 U.S. Open "Youth Showdown", Coco Gauff, the darling of the landowner, is full of stamina. Not only did she save two late match points, she also counterattacked the Russian genius Mirra Andreeva with 2:6, 7:6 (9:7), 6:2. She advanced to the top four of women's singles for the second time in her career and will compete with Kazakh queen Elena Rybakina) fights for the championship ticket.

"I think I need to adjust my form. I didn't feel right at the beginning, giving her too many easy scoring opportunities, and Mirra's condition is also very good." The 22-year-old Gauff overcame the slow turbulence of the heat engine and regained her strength in the second set to suppress the 19-year-old Andreeva, scoring a goal at 7 o'clock. The precise backhand short ball won 39 shots, and she escaped death twice at 5:6. After a thrilling comeback, she defeated the new French Open champion in the final set. Andreeva was even so angry that she threw her racket back to the seat in the lounge, "I have been thinking about Tiafoe (Frances) Tiafoe) rebounded strongly from the 5-set match yesterday. We all wanted to perform well in front of the audience. To be honest, I wanted to leave the court with a perfect performance and no regrets.”

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The fourth seed Gauff holds the double Grand Slam championship of the 2023 US Open and the 2025 French Open. After completing a perfect record of 6 wins and 0 losses against Andreeva at the Arthur Ash Center Court in Yokohama, she is about to become the first queen of the world. Rybakina, the second seed, has 1 win and 1 loss in their past matches. "Elena is the new No. 1, so this will be a tough game. I am looking forward to it. This is the critical moment for you to fight for. I am very excited."