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Caroline Garcia stays hot to end Coco Gauff’s US Open dream

NEW YORK — Caroline Garcia crushed Coco Gauff’s dreams of taking up the mantle from retiring American great Serena Williams and winning her first US Open with a comprehensive 6-3 6-4 win on Tuesday.

The Frenchwoman wasted no time in putting pressure on 18-year-old Ms. Gauff, stepping into the court to attack her second serve and clobbering forehands to race out to a 4-0 lead as rain-soaked fans were still finding their seats at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Ms. Garcia, seeded 17th, took the first set with an exquisite volley and kept her foot on the gas in the second, breaking Ms. Gauff in first game to keep the New York crowd hushed.

Ms. Gauff, the 12th seed, had her best chance of climbing back into the match when she had a breakpoint opportunity to get back on serve while trailing 3-2.

But Ms. Garcia fired two unreturnable first serves and held after an exhausting rally when Ms. Gauff’s passing shot sailed long, leaving the teenager looking dejected.

Ms. Garcia sealed the win when Ms. Gauff’s backhand landed in the net on match point, stretching out her arms and racing around the court to celebrate reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final.

“The atmosphere was very strong obviously to play an American here, it’s like crazy energy,” Ms. Garcia said on court.

“My head is just buzzing.”

Since coming back from a foot injury in May, Ms. Garcia has won three events on three different surfaces — on clay in Warsaw, where she beat world number one Iga Swiatek, grass in Bad Homburg, and the hard courts at the Cincinnati Open.

Ms. Garcia has yet to drop a set at the year’s final Grand Slam and Tuesday’s win was her sixth straight over a top-20 player and first against Ms. Gauff in three career meetings. — Reuters

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