“Good for just women in general,” Coco Gauff lauds Naomi Osaka for her ‘high-level’ tennis against Iga Swiatek

When Gauff was asked in the press conference about the match between Swiatek and Osaka, she said matches like this are good for women's tennis.

“Good for just women in general,” Coco Gauff lauds Naomi Osaka for her ‘high-level’ tennis against Iga Swiatek

Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek (Images via Imago, X)

Coco Gauff praised Naomi Osaka for displaying a high-level tennis in her second-round match against Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros. Gauff said it’s good for women players when someone like Osaka gets back to form and gives tough competition after becoming mother.

Osaka faced the World No. 1 on May 29th, making the pole go deep in the competition right from the first set. Swiatek fought hard to take the first set 7-6(7-1) but had no answer to the Japanese’s powerful strokes in the second set, as she could win just one game. 

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When the four-time Grand Slam champion from Japan was on the cusp of creating the biggest upset, a resilient Swiatek fought till the end, finally overcoming the 26-year-old with a scoreline of 7-6(7-1), 1-6, 7-5. When Gauff was asked in the press conference about it, she said matches like this are good for women’s tennis and also claimed that Osaka turns more dangerous when she reaches the second round. 

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I always root for her, and I think also coming back from motherhood and for her to put up a level like that against Iga is great. It's good for women's tennis to see, and good for just women in general to see that you can come back and be at the high level and take the World No. 1 to the brink. Also, good on Iga for getting through that match. 
Coco Gauff said at the press conference 

The four-time Grand Slam champion from Poland then continued her winning ways by easily beating Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-2, to set herself up for a fourth-round clash against Anastasia Potapova. 

Coco Gauff defeated Dayana Yastremska to reach the fourth round

Coco Gauff is aiming to emulate her 2022 campaign in the French capital, though she wants to take home the trophy this time. In 2022, she reached the final but faced Iga Swiatek who easily defeated her in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 to bag her second Roland Garros title. 

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Coco Gauff (Image via Imago)

Like her matches in the previous rounds in the current tournament, Gauff registered an easy win over Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-4 on May 31st. She is now set to face Elisabetta Cocciaretto on June 2nd.

They have previously met two times, in the 2022 Guadalajara and 2024 Dubai Open, with the American winning both matches. In her previous two rounds, Gauff met Julia Avdeeva and Tamara Zidaneek, beating them with scores of 6-1, 6-1, and 6-3, 6-4 respectively.

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