Coco Gauff is probably the most overrated participant

Naomi Osaka despatched Coco Gauff crashing out of the 2025 US Open with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 fourth-round win on the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday (September 1). Osaka, who final gained the match in 2020, has superior to a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the primary time since her Australian Open triumph in 2021.

Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion who has been struggling together with her serve in current occasions, was no match for Osaka, who wrapped up the eagerly anticipated conflict of former champions in simply an hour and 4 minutes.

Notably, Matt Daly, who was a part of Gauff’s teaching crew throughout her triumph at Roland Garros earlier this 12 months, was changed by biomechanics knowledgeable Gavin MacMillan forward of the US Open.

Tennis followers have been unforgiving following Gauff’s underwhelming present in a match the place she notched up 33 unforced errors. Surprised followers quickly took to X (previously Twitter) to voice their opinions.

“Coco Gauff is probably the most overrated participant now,” one person opined.

“Individuals want to start out being sincere about Coco Gauff. Her success is primarily pushed by media and crowd assist and a spotlight. You all will her to win. On her personal she would not have the talents,” one other chimed in.

“Coco Gauff, no phrases for that catastrophe class,” one person commented.

“Cannot consider Coco Gauff freaky sat up there and let Naomi Osaka beat her,” a fan tweeted.

“I’ll by no means forgive Sabalenka for permitting Coco Gauff win Roland Garros, SMDH,” one other person wrote.

“Coco is gone. What was that nonsense? I quit on her man,” a annoyed fan declared.

“I imply, I’m a bit of delicate, I don’t wish to cry“ – Naomi Osaka after defeating Coco Gauff

Naomi Osaka, who gave beginning to daughter Shai in 2023, watched from the stands when Coco Gauff gained her US semifinal encounter the identical 12 months en path to a memorable title at Flushing Meadows.

An emotional Osaka recalled the second in her post-match interview whereas additionally including that she had quite a lot of enjoyable in New York.

“I imply I’m a bit of delicate — I don’t wish to cry. Truthfully, I had a lot enjoyable out right here,” Osaka said after the match.

“I used to be within the stands two months after I gave beginning to my daughter, watching Coco, and I actually needed a possibility to return out right here and play,” the four-time Grand Slam champion recalled.

Naomi Osaka had defeated Coco Gauff, then simply 15, by a 6-3, 6-0 scoreline when the duo first performed one another again on the 2019 US Open. Osaka, who triumphed on the New York Main in 2018, went on to win a second title a few years later.

Naomi Osaka will tackle Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic within the quarterfinals of the US Open.