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The Coco Gauff race at US Open 2025 is over, and it was Naomi Osaka, the Japanese star who won the tournament in 2018 and 2020, who did it.
Osaka, who defeated Serena Williams to win the title in 2018, played as she did in the past to reach the top of the classification of female singles, beating Gauff from dominant fashion, 6-3, 6-2
The single feminine player classified n ° 23 took a roaring start, breaking Gauff in the opening match and continuing to ride from there.
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Naomi Osaka (JPN) hits Coco Gauff (USA) (not illustrated) (not illustrated) on the New Tennis day US Open 2025 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2025. (Robert Deutsch / Imagn images)
Gauff had difficulty breaking Osaka herself, because the latter has never faced a point of breakdown on his service throughout the match. Gauff finished the match with a 33 unusual unusual mistakes, which finally put it in an rut that Osaka took advantage.
“I was super locked up,” said Osaka on the field after her match. “I felt like everyone wanted to watch a very good game and I hope that’s what you have.”
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This is Osaka’s first trip to the quarterfinals in a great home since she won the Australian Open in 2021. She treated mental health struggles in the past, speaking of them courageously while taking a break in sport accordingly.
Naomi Osaka kisses Coco Gauff after defeating it at the US Open 2025 at the Arthur Ashe stadium in Flushing, New York on September 1, 2025. (Robert Deutsch / Imagn images)
Osaka also gave birth to her daughter, Shai, in 2023, who led to an absence from the court.
Osaka addressed the crowd on Monday, saying she was trying not to cry because of how much she likes to play in front of them.
“Honestly, I had so fun here. I said to everyone, literally, I was here in the stands two months after giving birth to my daughter and I was looking at Coco. I really wanted an opportunity to go out here and play. It’s my favorite court in the world and it means so much return here.”
Naomi Osaka from Japan reacts after defeating Daria Kasatkina in Australia after the third round women’s match on the seventh day of the US 2025 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2025 in the Flushing district of the Queens of New York district. (Maddie Meyer / Getty Images)
Osaka and Gauff share a friendship even when they clashed on the ground. But it is Osaka who goes to n ° 11 Karolína Muchová in the quarter -finals on Tuesday.
