Kenin spoils Coco's Open coming-out party

Sofia Kenin shed 涙/ほころびs of joy after bringing the curtain 負かす/撃墜する on Coco Gauff's Australian Open coming-out party to 勝利,勝つ through to a maiden (野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラム 4半期/4分の1-final.

In an all-American fourth-一連の会議、交渉/完成する 事件/事情/状勢 on Melbourne 円形競技場, Kenin kept her 冷静な/正味の to overturn a 始める,決める 赤字 and 得点する/非難する/20 a 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-0 victory on Sunday over the teen sensation.

The 21-year-old, who won three WTA 肩書を与えるs last year, was unable to 含む/封じ込める her emotions に引き続いて the 打開 three-始める,決める 勝利.

"It was such a 堅い match," Kenin said.

"It means a lot to me. I'm so happy to be through to the next 一連の会議、交渉/完成する."

At the tender age of 15, Gauff has been the talk of the tournament at Melbourne Park after (人命などを)奪う,主張するing the scalps of defending 支持する/優勝者 Naomi Osaka and seven-time major 勝利者 Venus Williams.

She's 事業/計画(する)d to rise to a career-high 最高位の of world No.52 when the 最新の WTA 最高位のs are 解放(する)d.

"She's such a 堅い player," said Kenin, the tournament's 14th seed.

"(She's) had a tremendous 2019 and started off really 井戸/弁護士席.

"All 尊敬(する)・点 to her. She played a really 広大な/多数の/重要な match."

Moscow-born Kenin raced out to a 4-2 lead in the first 始める,決める before Gauff clawed her way 支援する to 勝つ/広く一帯に広がる in a tiebreak.

But the teen wunderkind then went わずかに off the boil, racking up 14 unforced errors as Kenin levelled the match at a 始める,決める apiece.

Carrying the 勢い, Kenin drew first 血 in the deciding 始める,決める and did not look 支援する.

Having never been past the fourth 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of the major until now, Kenin will have a golden chance to 押し進める on to the 半分-決勝戦 with victory over world No.78 Ons Jabeur.

The Tunisian surprise packet was too good for Serena Williams' slayer Qiang Wang, 耐えるing a 堅い first 始める,決める before streaking to a 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 勝利,勝つ.

Earlier, Czech 支持する/優勝者 Petra Kvitova fought 支援する from a 始める,決める 負かす/撃墜する to (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Greek 22nd seed Maria Sakkari 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-2 on 棒 Laver 円形競技場.

The two-time Wi mbledon 支持する/優勝者 was 星/主役にするing 負かす/撃墜する the バーレル/樽 早期に in the second, 負かす/撃墜する a 始める,決める and a break to the 22nd seed.

But her experience shone through from that point onwards in the fourth-一連の会議、交渉/完成する 衝突/不一致, winning 11 of the next 15 games to reach the last-eight at a (野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラム for a 12th time.

Beaten in their past two 会合s at Cincinnati and Rome last year, Kvitova was under no illusion that stopping the 24-year-old - the first Greek woman to reach the last 16 at a major since 2005 - would 証明する a hard 仕事.

"It's really 堅い to play Maria," she said.

"Last time I lost to her, so I really knew it would be a difficult match."

Kvitova will play 最高の,を越す seed Ashleigh Barty after the Australian 負かす/撃墜するd Alison 危険 6-3 1-6 6-4 in their 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of 16 衝突/不一致.

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