Gauff, a former US Open champion who recently adjusted her grip under new coach Matt Daly, encountered issues with double faults throughout both sets but excelled in her returns, leading to a win against the mistake-prone Linette.<\/p>\n
\u201cI played well\u2026 overall, maybe two bad games,\u201d said the 20-year-old Gauff in the post-match interview, continuing her winning streak to nine matches.<\/p>\n
Linette nearly broke Gauff\u2019s serve twice in the opening set, but Gauff saved four break points to maintain her lead, also claiming 14 of 21 return points as Linette, a former Australian Open semifinalist from Poland, was shut out.<\/p>\n
Despite making eight double faults, Gauff faced a more challenging second set. However, one of Linette\u2019s 22 unforced errors provided Gauff with a crucial advantage in the seventh game, leading to the only break of the set and clinching her victory.<\/p>\n
The winner of the third quarterfinal on Friday, featuring US Open champion Sabalenka and Magdalena Frech, will face Gauff on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve played both of them before; they\u2019re tough opponents,\u201d Gauff remarked.<\/p>\n
In other quarterfinal action, third seed Jasmine Paolini will take on fifth seed Zheng Qinwen later in the day, while Ekaterina Alexandrova will compete against Wang Xinyu.<\/p>\n
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