Naomi Osaka dominates Coco Gauff to reach U.S. Open quarters

Naomi Osaka dominates Coco Gauff to reach U.S. Open quarters

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No. 23 seed Naomi Osaka advanced to a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time since 2021 by routing No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 in the U.S. Open round of 16 on Monday in New York.

Osaka won 15 of her 16 first-serve points (93.8 percent) and needed just 64 minutes to finish off her dismantling of Gauff, the 2023 winner at the Billie Jean King Center.

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