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Coco Gauff managed to overcome the obstacle that has always stood in her way at the Australian Open: the 4th round. The young American star qualified for the first time in her career to the quarter-finals of the Melbourne Major, beating the Polish Magdalena Frech with the final score of 6-1 6-2.
Coco literally outclassed her opponent, dominating the rallies and imposing her pace on the Pole, who was unable to put the US Open winner in difficulty either with the serve or in the rallies. The next opponent for the young Coco will be the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, in the quarterfinals.
In the post-match interview, Gauff shared her happiness at finally overcoming the 4th round hurdle in Melbourne.
“I’m super happy with this first quarter in Melbourne. After stopping twice in the round of 16 I’m happy to get over this step. I hope I can keep moving forward,” she told.
Coco shares beautiful words for her brothers
Coco also shared touching words about her family, especially her brothers, explaining why she has a message about them written on her shoes. But let’s take a step back.
A few minutes earlier, just after winning the match, Coco wrote a very touching…
