Naomi Osaka reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinals since 2021, eliminating American star Coco Gauff in straight sets at the 2025 U.S. Open on Monday. Osaka, who famously defeated Serena Williams to capture the title in 2018, was playing like she has in the past to reach the top of the women’s singles rankings, defeating Gauff in dominant fashion, 6-3, 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals in Flushing, New York.
The No. 23-ranked women’s singles player got off to a roaring start, breaking Gauff in the opening game and continuing to roll from there. Gauff struggled to break Osaka herself, as the latter never once faced a break point on her serve throughout the match. Gauff finished the match with an uncharacteristic 33 unforced errors, which ultimately put her in a rut that Osaka took advantage of.