Down goes Gauff.
Paula Badosa took down Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open to advance to her first career Grand Slam semifinal.
Gauff had too many unforced errors to overcomeGettyIt was a stunning upset.
Gauff came in the third ranked women’s professional tennis player in the world.
Badosa was twelfth.
Gauff was undefeated on the year with a 9-0 record and on a 13-match winning streak, going all the way back to winning the title at the WTA Finals in November.
Badosa was still looking for her first major semifinal.
Gauff was on an absolute heater, having only dropped one set through four matches at the Australian Open.
That is until she ran into Badosa.
The Spaniard was confident in her ability going into the match.
“She’s full of confidence. But I’m playing well, too,” Badosa said ahead of the contest.
“I’m ready to face her.”
Badosa celebrated her victory over Gauff by falling to her kneesGettyWas she ever.
After her victory, Badosa took time to reflect on everything, including having been 0-2 in major quarterfinals before this.
“I’m a bit emotional,” Badosa said.
“I wanted to play my best tennis. I think I did. … I’m super proud of the level I gave today.”
Gauff struggled mightily as she finished with 41 unforced errors, a total that included six double-faults.
It simply wasn’t her day.
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