Coco Gauff defeated Jasmine Paolini at the Cincinnati Open

• Jasmine Paolini defeated Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals
• Gauff allowed 16 double faults in the match
• Paolini advanced to the semifinals, where she will meet Kudermetova

At the Cincinnati Open tournament on August 15, 2025, Jasmine Paolini achieved a victory over Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals, defeating her with a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. The match lasted over two hours, and Paolini became the first to defeat Gauff in their last three encounters.

The first set began with Gauff dominating, winning it 6-2. She made three service breaks against her opponent and converted 82.4% of her first serves. However, in the second set, the situation changed dramatically. Gauff started to allow many double faults, including five double faults, which allowed Paolini to win the set 6-4.

In the decisive set, Gauff again failed to avoid double faults, committing three in her first game. Although Gauff managed to come back into the game, leveling the score at 3-3, Paolini quickly regained the lead, winning the set 6-3.

For Gauff, this was a problem with serving, as she committed 16 double faults throughout the match. She also had issues with serve control, which became evident in her previous tournament in Canada, where her statistics were not as good.

Jasmine Paolini, who improved her record against Gauff to 3-2, has now reached the semifinals, where she will face Veronika Kudermetova. Gauff, who is the reigning Roland Garros champion, is preparing for the upcoming tournament — the US Open, where she hopes to improve her serving.

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