on whether ben shelton can
beat novak djokovic.
in the women's draw, another young
home player is in the spotlight —
coco gauff has become the first
american teenager since
serena williams to make last
four at the us open.
the 19—year—old is readying herself
for that long awaited breakthrough,
by winning a grand slam.
she's into the semifinals
after beating jelena 0stapenko,
who knocked out iga swiatek
in the the last round.
awaiting her in the last four
will be this year's beaten
french open finalist
karolina muchova.
and for gauff — who idolised
the williams sisters growing up —
the comparison with serena's run
in 2001 is something she's loving.
a lot of these stats have aligned
with her, and people find new things
to think about! i was the first
teenager in the quarters, and now
semis, and i guess if i win the
going to be finals. i never take for
granted, she is my idol. i think if
he had told me when i was younger