Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Sloane Stephens 7–5, 6–2 at the French Open on Tuesday to advance to her first Grand Slam semifinal.
Gauff, 18, needed 90 minutes to defeat Stephens on the clay court at Roland Garros in Paris. For Gauff, the 18th seed, it was her first win over Stephens, who beat Gauff last year in the second round of the U.S. Open.
Stephens went down a break at 2–0 early in the first set but rebounded to tie the match. With Stephens serving down 6–5, however, Gauff quickly jumped to a 40–0 lead. Stephens fought back to win a point, but Gauff closed the match on her opponent’s next serve….