Ohio (USA), Aug. 20 -- U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff marched through to the women's singles quarterfinals at the 2026 Cincinnati Open, earning a confident straight sets win, 6-3, 6-2, over No. 22 seed Marie Bouzkova.
It was an impressive showing from the two-time Grand Slam singles champion, who celebrated "back to school" season by turning in a perfect report card when it came to break points faced, squashing all eight chances for Bouzkova to tighten the scoreline on Tuesday.
Her return brilliance also helped cancel out continued service woes, which reared their ugly head once more in the Queen City. Giving away six double faults, Gauff responded marvelously, producing five aces and winning 76 percent of first serve points, according to ol...