Coco Gauff’s latest history-making Grand Slam run at age 15 ended with a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-0 loss in the Australian Open’s fourth round to Sofia Kenin on Sunday. Like Gauff, Kenin is a young — although, at 21, not quite as young — American and she reached her first major quarterfinal with the victory. After dropping the opening set, Kenin immediately tilted things her way, breaking in the initial game of the second and never letting that lead slip away. 1 seed Ash Barty — trying to become the first Australian to win the nation’s Grand Slam tournament since the 1970s — or No. Raonic beat 2014 U.S. Open champion and 2018 Australian Open runner-up Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 with the help of 35 aces.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 26, 2020 06:08 UTC