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Coco Gauff of the United States plays a forehand during the match against Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine during day 11 of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 21, 2026 in Mason, Ohio. Dylan Buell/Getty Images/AFP
CINCINNATI–Fourth-seeded American Coco Gauff advanced to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open after powering to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over 10th-seeded Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.
She faces unseeded Czech Sara Bejlek in the semifinal.
Two-time Grand Slam winner Gauff was dialed-in from the start against Kostyuk, breaking the 10th seed six times on the way to victory in 70 minutes.
Kostyuk, who had been 5-0 in quarter-finals this year, managed one break in each set, but they were minor hiccups for Gauff who lost just five points behind her first serve.
“Every match is getting better for me,” Gauff said. “I’m being more decisive, my serve is improving and it is getting more and more rare for me to be broken.”
She was expecting a challenge from the rising Bejlek.
“Sara is a great player,” Gauff said. “I watched her win the title in Abu Dhabi. She’s so athletic and fast, but she makes you earn every point.”
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