Even in these early stages of her career, the evolution of Coco Gauff has been far from linear. She has had to reckon with the suffocating expectations placed on her by other individuals, she has had to work out how to continue progressing after her rapid initial rise stagnated and she has had to defend her forehand both in the press room and on the court as her opponents collectively tried to break it down.
Still, despite her many obstacles, she is exactly where she needs to be. On Tuesday, Gauff continued her incredible summer breakthrough by demolishing Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 in just 68 minutes to reach her first career semi-final at the US Open.
