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Defending Champion Coco Gauff Beats 3 Times Semi Finalist Svitolina To Earn Forth Round Ticket
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By Mario Deepromoter
American third seed Gauff dreams of becoming the first woman to defend the title after Serena Williams in 2014 she worked hard to maintain victory after a hard-fought 3-6 6-3 6-3 victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam title at the age of 19 at last year’s US Open
From a set down the Defending champion Coco Gauff came back to seal her win over Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and reach the fourth round of the US Open.
“This win means a lot,” Gauff said. “I knew today was going to be a tough match. Every time I play Elina, she’s a fighter. I knew I had to bring my best tennis.
“I thought I played well. I served much better than last match except the last service game but overall I was proud of what I was able to do.”
Svitolina earned the first break of the match in the eighth game when she superbly broke to love after Gauff’s backhand could only find the net.
A nervous silence then fell on the main show court at Flushing Meadows and Gauff could be heard saying to her team “I’m missing so much in the net”.
Three-time Grand Slam semi-finalist Svitolina, 29, then followed-up the break of serve with a hold to love to secure the first set.
After saving a break point, Gauff set up the first of her own in the sixth game of the second set and converted it with a brilliant cross-court forehand winner.
With her confidence boosted and the crowd behind her, Gauff then held serve to take firm control of the second set.
After a Svitolina hold, Gauff served out the set to love to force a decider, letting out a huge roar in front of her home crowd.
The 20-year-old American continued her momentum by breaking Svitolina’s serve twice to surge into a 4-1 lead.
But she then failed to convert three match points while trying to serve out the match before eventually securing the win by breaking Svitolina to love in the next game, screaming to the crowd in delight.
She will take on compatriot Emma. The two Americans met in the fourth round of Wimbledon this year. Navarro after her 6-4 4-6 6-3 win over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk has been striving well since the tournament.
Frank Lampard has signed a new deal with Coventry that is set to keep him with the Premier League side until 2029, it was announced Tuesday.
Lampard was in charge as the Sky Blues to English football’s top-flight for the first time in 25 years by winning last season’s second-tier Championship.
The 48-year-old former England midfielder took over at the Midlands club in November 2024 and helped them to a play-off finish in his first season in charge before losing out to Sunderland in the semi-finals.
“I’m delighted to have signed a new contract, it’s a real honour to represent this club,” said Lampard, already looking forward to the challenge of Premier League football.
Lampard, previously in charge of Chelsea, Everton and Derby, added: “After the incredible work of everybody to get promoted and win the Championship, it was important to enjoy the moment, and we certainly did as a city.
“Our job then as staff, and for the players of course, is to firstly recharge but also focus on what we want to do and what we need to for next season. There’s a lot of work to do on and off the pitch as a football club, so those things have been ongoing.
“I’m looking forward to getting back with the players, to see them all and get ready for the new season.”
Coventry have a tough start to their Premier League return, with Lampard’s team away to champions Arsenal on August 21.
Cote d’Ivoire legend, Didier Drogba, has slammed the Video Assistant Referee, VAR, after his country was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.
The Elephants were beaten 2-1 by Norway in their Round of 32 clash on Tuesday night.
Antonio Nusa opened the scoring in the first half, before Amad Diallo levelled for the Ivorians.
But Erling Haaland tapped home the winner late in the game, to send Norway through.
After the game, Drogba took to his X page, to question why Nicolas Pepe didn’t get a penalty for a foul in the area.
“Disgraceful that penalty not given for Nicolas Pépé… what is VAR even for?” Drogba wrote.
Norway will now play Brazil in the last 16 of the tournament.
Norway are through to the Round of 16 after edging a gripping knockout contest in Dallas.
Antonio Nusa’s stunning opener and Erling Haaland’s decisive winner proved enough despite Amad Diallo producing one of the moments of the tournament with his brilliant solo equaliser.
Konan whips in a dangerous cross that looks like it could dip under the bar, but Nyland reacts brilliantly, stretching to get the faintest touch and tip it away from danger.
Defeat was harsh on the Ivory Coast, for whom Amad Diallo conjured up a brilliant goal after coming off the bench on the hour mark. Antonio Nusa had opened the scoring for Norway six minutes before the break.
Ivory Coast pushed until the very end, but Norway held firm to book a mouthwatering last-16 clash against five-time world champions Brazil.
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