NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka eliminated Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the US Open with a far more confident and consistent brand of tennis Monday to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in more than 4½ years.
Osaka advances to her fifth major quarterfinal, and first since giving birth to daughter Shai in July 2023. Every time Osaka has made the quarterfinal round of a major, she has gone on to win it.
The No. 23-seeded Osaka was better throughout than No. 3 Gauff, whose repeated mistakes really made the difference in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka never faced a break point and lost just six points on her serve.
Osaka is a 27-year-old who was born in Japan and moved to the U.S. with her family at age 3. She has won four major championships, all on hard courts. That includes titles at the US Open in 2018 and 2020.
Gauff, a 21-year-old from Florida, owns two Slam trophies. The first came at Flushing Meadows in 2023 and the second at the French Open this June.
ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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