Gauff saved two match points in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the 2026 US Open, rallying to beat Andreeva 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 and reach the US Open semifinals for the second time in her career. The second-set tiebreak ended 9–7, and the fourth seed will face Rybakina in the next round.
Opening set lost in 26 minutes
According to the official US Open match report, Gauff made frequent forehand errors early on and was also troubled by double faults, dropping serve twice within nine minutes. Andreeva won 86% of her first-serve points in the opening set and took it 6–2. It was the first set Gauff had dropped in the tournament.
Two match points saved in the tiebreak
The first four games of the second set took as long as the entire opening set. Gauff gradually found her range on the forehand, and the momentum swung back and forth before the set eventually went to a tiebreak. In the tiebreak, she won a 39-shot rally with a drop shot.
Andreeva then had two match points but missed both chances with forehand errors. After earning a set point, Gauff forced her opponent into an error with a forehand to win the tiebreak 9–7 and send the match into a deciding set.
Steadier in the decider, with Rybakina next in the semifinals
In the deciding set, Gauff committed no double faults and made just two unforced errors, breaking serve twice to win it 6–2 and complete her comeback. She said after the match that she had given her opponent too many easy points early on and had needed to reset; Tiafoe’s comeback the previous day had also motivated her to keep fighting.
Gauff and Rybakina have split their two previous meetings, with Rybakina winning the most recent encounter in Toronto this summer. Gauff said it would be a tough match and that she was looking forward to facing her again.
Set-by-set results
| Player | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Gauff | 2 | 7 (tiebreak 9–7) | 6 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Mirra Andreeva | 6 | 6 | 2 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
