- Teenager reaches her first grand-slam semi after 7-5, 6-2 victory
- Martina Trevisan awaits in last four after shocking Fernandez
For much of the past year, one of Coco Gauff’s clearest goals has been to grow and advance at her own pace, however long it takes, ignoring all of the hype and expectations that so many others have of her. But Gauff is still just 18, a high-school graduate as of just over a week ago, and on Tuesday she moved into her first grand-slam semi-final at the French Open.
With a solid performance under immense grand slam pressure, Gauff was too solid for her friend and countrywoman Sloane Stephens, winning 7-5, 6-2 to advance. She will have an enormous opportunity as she faces the unseeded Martina Trevisan of Italy, who upset Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3 as the Canadian struggled with an injury to her right foot.
