Eastbourne International: Gauff breezes past Burrage for deserved place in quarter-finals
Coco Gauff beat Jodie Burrage 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, and Colombian qualifier Camila Osorio in the next round
Coco Gauff in Berlin (Zuma/Panoramic)
American Coco Gauff, the No 5 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International by defeating lucky loser Jodie Burrage 6-1, 6-1 at Devonshire Park Lawn Club.
Gauff, ranked No 7, will face the winner of the match between American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, and Colombian qualifier Camila Osorio next.
The 19-year-old American won against Bernarda Pera (6-3, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament, Burrage, ranked No 128, beat American qualifier Lauren Davis (4-6, 6-4, 6-3).
Eastbourne WTA 500, other last 16 results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 780.637, most recent results first):
- Ana Bogdan vs. Caroline Garcia
- Camila Giorgi vs. Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Harriet Dart
- Jessica Pegula vs. Camila Osorio: wednesday
- Madison Keys beat Xiyu Wang (Q): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
- Daria Kasatkina beat Karolina Pliskova: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Petra Martic (LL) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (8): 6-4, 3-2 ret.
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