China Open: Gauff books spot in last eight after Osaka retirement
Coco Gauff benefited from the abandonment of Naomi Osaka (3-6, 6-4) on Tuesday afternoon. She’ll face Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva in the next round
Coco Gauff (Antoine Couvercelle/Panoramic)
American Coco Gauff, the No 4 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the China Open when Japanese Naomi Osaka retired with a lower back injury at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old American will face Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva next.
Coco Gauff defeated Frenchwoman Clara Burel (7-5, 6-3) and No 26 seed Katie Boulter (7-5, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
Osaka was the only former champion in the draw, having won the title in her last appearance – back in 2019.
In the previous rounds of the Beijing tournament, the Japanese won against Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-3, 6-2), Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 21 seed (3-6, 6-4, 6-2) and American Katie Volynets (6-3, 6-2).
Beijing WTA 1000, other last 16 results (National Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.955.610, most recent results first):
- Amanda Anisimova vs. Qinwen Zheng
- Magda Linette vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Karolina Muchova
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Madison Keys
- Yuliia Starodubtseva beat Anna Kalinskaya (10): 7-5, 6-0
- Shuai Zhang (WC) beat Magdalena Frech (23): 6-4, 6-2
- Paula Badosa (15) beat Jessica Pegula (2): 6-4, 6-0
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