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15-year old Coco @ LinzCoco Gauff has reached the semi-finals of a WTA Tour event for the first time as her run continued at the Linz Open. The American, 15, beat top seed and world number eight Kiki Bertens, of the Netherlands, 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 in Austria. It was Gauff's first win over a top-10 player, at an event in which she only came into the draw as a lucky loser. "I'm really happy and proud of myself," said Gauff, who will face Germany's Andrea Petkovic in the semi-finals on Saturday. She becomes the youngest player to reach a semi-final on the WTA Tour since the Czech Republic's Nicole Vaidisova won in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 2004. After a tight first set, Gauff came through the tie-break convincingly. She then grabbed the only break of serve at 1-1 in the second set and held her nerve for a memorable win. It continues the breakthrough year in Gauff's fledgling career after she reached the last 16 at Wimbledon, which included a win over five-time former champion Venus Williams, and got to the third round at the US Open. Re: 15-year old Coco @ LinzShe got in the Main Draw climbing through the windows. Now, she is kicking butts out there, saying "you are not better than me. Why should I waste my energy playing Qualifiers while you sit pretty in the living room here?" LOL LOL Re: 15-year old Coco @ LinzCoco/McNally are in the Semi Finals too, playing Haas/Knoll. McNally is amazing at the net. Hard to get a ball by her. Re: 15-year old Coco @ LinzShe lost the qualies, no window. Waiting for you to name her Voodoo . Is it Florida Voodoo? Re: 15-year old Coco @ LinzI like McNally, I hope she is a success in the singles and not some doubles specialist. Re: 15-year old Coco @ LinzGet with the program, lady. Yes, she lost in the Qualies, then climbled through the windows to get to the Main Draw: they call it Lucky Loser. There is no Voodoo in Florida, since Miss Cleo passed away. LOL LOL Remember her with her "1-900" number? Re: 15-year old Coco @ LinzI hear she is close to Naomi, you think she has a little something from Haiti? Re: 15-year old Coco @ LinzLOL ... how close to Naomi? Didn't Naomi say she wants to be Sharapova cold? Re: 15-year old Coco @ LinzWhy would the reporter say this: Gauff's fledgling career?? Just rotten!! |