The US Open
US Open 2025 Women’s Day 7
Coco Gauff held her double-faults count to only four as the third seed polished off a 74-minute defeat of Magdalene Frech 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the US Open..
The American who won the home Grand Slam title in 2023 has been receiving emergency coaching help on her patchy serve after delivering 18 doubles in her previous two matches.
The third seed turned in an efficient defeat of her Polish opponent, putting aside her tears of earlier in the week after working to also overcome emotional issues.
“I was putting so much pressure on myself,” Gauff said. “But I’m really out here just trying to enjoy it and not focus so much on results, but on the process.”
She added: “It was tough playing two night matches and then having to play with the shade on that side (of the court);l it was hard to see the ball.
The 21-year-old has now claimed fourth-round spots in three of the four majors this season.
“It’s been an emotional week, but I needed those tough moments to be able to move forward,” she said.
“I was putting so much pressure on myself. I’m really out here just trying to enjoy it and not focus so much on results but the process. And I think today it showed that I was really having fun out there.”
Gauff broke five times on her way to the win, which put her into the second week of the event for the fourth consecutive edition.
The 21-year-old has won 38 matches this season and 13 of her last 14 here.
The American lined up a showpiece match as two-time tournament winner Naomi Osaka returned to the fourth round at a major for first time since the 2021 Australian Open thanks to her 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win over Australia’s Daria Kasatkina.
Gauff and Osaka first played at the Open six years ago.
“Honestly, I was just trying to tell myself to stay calm. I was so shaky today, but I was really glad that it was an entertaining match,” Osaka said.
“I’m glad that whenever I come here it feels like home, and you guys are really great, so thank you.”
The Japanese player rolled through the opening set in 22 minutes as Kasatkina struck eight double-faults.
But the former Russian struck back in the second set, breaking former world No. 1 Osaka three times for a 4-1 lead on her way to levelling.
In the deciding set, Osaka reached her own 4-1 lead and closed out the win in an hour and three-quarters.
This month;’s runner-up in Montreal knows she wlll be the underdog against third seed Gauff.
“Can someone come to the match and cheer for me?” the player who grew up in the US said.
“It’s kind of tough playing an American here, but I hope you guys have adopted me, as well.”
Karolina Muchova defeated her Czech compatriot Linda Noskova in a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2 fightback effort which stretched to nearly two and a half hours. Marta Kostyuk advanced past Diane Parry: 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
The Australian Open
Wimbledon goes modern with electronic reviews
Wimbledon will bow to the high-tech future by introducing limited electronic reviews of line calls on major courts at the Championships, the club revealed on Saturday.
The All England Club will allow the technology on showcourts including Centre Court, No. 1 and four others. During controversial moments, competitors will be allowed to ask the chair umpire for a review of the point in question.
The wizardry is coming late to Wimbledon having been used at the US Open since 2023 and later adapted by the Australian Open. Roland Garros relies on marks in its clay surface to determine line calls.
Under the rules, players can ask for the review any number of times, with electronic line-calling now in effect at the grass-court major for a second year after the 2025 elimination of human line judges.
ATP
Sinner claims full house with Indian Wells win
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner became the youngest man to complete the full set of hard-court victories by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) in the searing heat of Indian Wells.
The 24 year old Italian, didn’t face a break point during the final nor did he drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and his 25th overall.
Sinner has won both hard court Grand Slams, with victories at the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and at the US Open in 2024.
In addition he has lifted all six Masters 1000 series hard court titles – adding the Indian Wells title to victories in Miami, Toronto, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris plus the season-ending ATP Finals.
Only Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have achieved the same feat.
Main photo:- Jannik Sinner lifts Indian Wells Trophy – by ATPTour.com
Indian wells
Her way or the highway for Raducanu on court
Emma Raducanu remained defiant at the start of the Indian Wells Masters that if she does hire a new coach, it might not be to try and shape her game.
The Brit who won the 2021 US Open as a qualifier and then suffered a four-year drop in form due to injury, is in the market for a mentor – but only if he or she conforms to her vision for her tennis.
“Right now, it’s more about bringing my instincts back out, getting back in touch with myself,” the 23-year-old told the BBC. “I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit.
“So I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit.
“I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.
“I might feel the pressure to stick with them, even if it’s not necessarily the right decision.
“I would love to have a coach that works well, but I don’t think it’s necessarily going to be easy to find one person and they are going to check every box.”
Raducanu reached a WTA fiak in early February after exiting in the Australian Open second round. She lost both matches she played last month in the Gulf, at Doha and Dubai.
She is entering the first Masters of the season with former coach Mark Petchey filling in ad hoc in between his TV broadcast commentating duties.
But that solution is temporary. “With Mark I knew he’d be in Indian Wells so I asked him to come out a few days earlier just to do some stuff with me on the court and try to feel back in a better way with my game,” the No. 24 said.
“At the start of the year I didn’t feel too good but the last few days I’ve been feeling better.
“It’s not something that has really been organised going forward but I knew he would be here and it’s been great, I always love being on court with him.”
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