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As her conduct continued in the Linz Open, coco Gauff has reached the semi-finals of a WTA Tour event.
The American, 15, defeat top seed and world number eight Kiki Bertens, of the Netherlands, 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 in Austria.
It had been Gauffs first win over a top-10 player, at an event in which she just came into the draw as a lucky loser.
Im really pleased and proud of myself, explained Gauff, that can face Germanys Andrea Petkovic in the semi-finals on Saturday.
She becomes the youngest player to achieve a since the Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic earned in 2004, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Via the convincingly, Gauff arrived after a tight first set. She held her nerve and then grabbed the only break of serve at.
Its the breakthrough season at Gauffs fledgling profession later she reached the last 16 at Wimbledon, which included a win over five-time former winner Venus Williams, also got to the third round in the US Open.
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