Meanwhile, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton set up an all-American men’s quarterfinal with wins on the hottest day of the event so far.
Gauff needed a chance to think things through after handing over a break with a pair of double-faults and a stumble that left her doing the splits.
“I was getting frustrated. It wasn’t really directed at him. It was just that I needed to reset,” the sixth-seeded Gauff said. “In that moment, I just didn’t want to hear anything. I just wanted to think about what I was doing.” Frances Tiafoe celebrates as he plays Rinky Hijikata, of Australia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in New York. TV microphones have been picking up Gilbert repeatedly offering his thoughts to Gauff during matches over the past week.
It was the hottest day of the event so far, with the temperature reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit , and Gauff kept missing the mark in the second set, to the tune of 22 unforced errors. But she cleaned that up considerably down the stretch, with just eight miscues in the last set. Also key in the third: Gauff compiled an 11-2 edge in winners.
There is guaranteed to be at least one American man in the semifinals for the second year in a row. That’s because No. 10 Frances Tiafoe, who got to that stage 12 months ago, and unseeded Ben Shelton set up a quarterfinal meeting with wins Sunday.
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