Gauff beats Andreeva to reach US Open semifinals in comeback win

Coco Gauff sets up US Open semifinal with Elena Rybakina after saving two match points against Mirra Andreeva.Published On 9 Sep 20269 Sep 2026American Coco Gauff saved two match points to beat Russian fifth seed ⁠Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (7), ⁠6-2 on Wednesday and reach the US Open semi-finals after recovering from a dreadful opening set.The 2023 champion had none of her usual firepower at first and was ⁠on the ropes in the tiebreak before she flipped the script and closed out the match with a forehand strike, dropping her racket to the court in joy and relief.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Carrick confident Man Utd can go far in ‘magical’ Champions Leaguelist 2 of 4Liverpool come back to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in Champions League openerlist 3 of 4Misfiring Arsenal beat Napoli with Odegaard stunner in Champions Leaguelist 4 of 4Rampant Raphinha nets two goals as Barcelona rout Feyenoordend of listShe faces second seed ⁠Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.“The motto of the match was just to fight,” said Gauff.Andreeva looked completely at home in New York City’s Arthur Ashe Stadium as she sprinted through the first four games, never allowing Gauff to set up a break-po...