Coco Gauff Reaches the Quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open | Tennis Channel Live

>> HE IS THERE SOMEWHERE. GAUFF. THE YOUNGEST WOMAN TO REACH THE AUSSIE OPEN QUARTERFINAL SINCE OLGA RADWANSKA IN 2008, JOINS TRACY AUSTIN AND CHRIS EVERT AS THE THIRD AMERICAN TEENAGER TO WIN MORE THAN TEN STRAIGHT MATCHES AT MAJORS. AND SHE IS PERFECT IN THE NEW YEAR, SAID SHE FINISHED QUICKLY SO SHE COULD GO SEE THE MOVIE JOHN TALKED ABOUT THAT HASN’T DROPPED A SET YET, HASN’T LOST MORE THAN TWO GAMES IN HER LAST FIVE SETS, MARK. UH, LINDSAY, WHAT STOOD OUT TO YOU? >> I THINK JUST THE WAY SHE’S HANDLING ALL OF THIS, SHE’S AN

OVERWHELMING FAVORITE TO GET THROUGH TO THE SEMIS AND NOTHING SEEMS LIKE TO BE WEIGHING ON HER SHOULDERS AT ALL. IT’S ONE THING TO SAY, OKAY, I’VE WON ONE MAJOR. I DON’T FEEL ANY PRESSURE, BUT THE REALITY IS YOU DO. I MEAN, SHE HAS GREATNESS ON HER MIND. SHE WANTS TO KEEP ADDING TO THAT TOTAL. SO ANY TIME YOU GET TO A MAJOR, IT IS VERY HIGH PRESSURE PACKED AND FOR HER DOESN’T SEEM LIKE IT AT ALL. AND SHE HAS A GREAT UNDERSTANDING NOW OF EVERYTHING ABOUT HER GAME OF OKAY, I’M GOING TO USE MY FOOT

SPEED. I’M THE FASTEST ONE OUT HERE. I’M GOING TO GET A LOT OF BALLS BACK IN, OKAY, I’VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME

IN THIS MATCHUP. I’M GOING TO TRY AND BE MORE OFFENSIVE EACH DAY. SHE SEEMS TO BE KIND OF COMING AT MATCHES DIFFERENTLY FROM A STRATEGIC POINT. THAT IS A VERY GOOD SIGN FOR A 19 YEAR OLD, AND SHE’S NOT IN DOUBLES HERE. LET’S NOT FORGET HER AND PEGULA. THEY HAD TO WITHDRAW ON THE FIRST ROUND BECAUSE JESS WAS NOT FEELING WELL. SO YOU JUST FEEL LIKE SHE IS GETTING RESTED. SHE’S LIKE

DOING WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO. AND EVERY TIME SHE STEPS ON THE MATCH COURT RIGHT NOW, SHE’S READY. IT’S A REALLY AMAZING FLIP FROM THE SUMMER WHEN SHE WALKED OFF. A FIRST ROUND LOSS AT WIMBLEDON WASN’T SURE WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO DO TO LOOK. FAST FORWARD 6 OR 7 MONTHS LATER, SHE’S LIKE A SUPERSTAR EXPECTING TO WIN. >> YEAH, EXPECTING TO WIN. I THINK THAT’S A GREAT POINT. LINDSAY AND MARTINA, WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE FACT THAT IT’S ONLY SINGLES RIGHT NOW FOR COCO GAUFF? THAT’S WHAT SHE’S DIALED INTO. >> YEAH, IT MIGHT

BE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE THAT SHE CAN REALLY CONCENTRATE ON THAT. >> I STILL HOPE THAT SHE WILL BE PLAYING DOUBLES BECAUSE SHE’S SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH, AND I THINK IT MAKES HER A BETTER TENNIS PLAYER. BUT NOW THIS IS WHAT ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS JUST GET READY FOR A MATCH. EVERY OTHER, EVERY OTHER DAY AND YOU KNOW, SHE KNOWS SHE’S GOING TO PLAY SABALENKA IN THE SEMIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW THE HALVES WORK OUT. BUT I REALLY LIKE HOW SHE’S JUST TAKING IT ONE MATCH AT A TIME. IT’S AN OLD CLICHE,

BUT IT’S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET THERE AND SO I KNOW SHE’S NOT LOOKING AHEAD BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE IT THE WAY SHE’S ACTING ON THE COURT, THE WAY SHE’S PLAYING, WHICH IS FOCUSED. UH, SHE’S JUST THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT POINT, NOTHING ELSE. AND THAT’S JUST, UH, MASSIVE FOR SOMEBODY THAT YOUNG I KNOW. I CERTAINLY WASN’T THAT MATURE AT 19. SO KUDOS TO HER AND HER TEAM. I MEAN, THEY SHE’S A GOOD LISTENER. BUT STILL TO BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH YOUR HEAD AND CONTROL IT THAT WELL, AMAZING. YEAH. >> I’M REALLY STRUCK

THAT WE TALK ABOUT SORT OF PROCESSES OF A CAREER AND PHASES AND OBVIOUSLY WINNING A MAJOR, BIG BREAKTHROUGH. >> YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS A BREAKTHROUGH, THOUGH? GETTING THROUGH THE MATCHES. >> YOU OUGHT TO WIN WITHOUT ANY DRAMA, WITHOUT ANY CRACKS IN THE FACADE. >> AND SHE’S JUST SORT OF BEATING THE PLAYERS. >> SHE SHOULD SHE IS EXPENDED VERY LITTLE EMOTIONAL ENERGY. >> REMEMBER SHE COMES TO THE US OPEN. THERE’S ALL THIS HYPE SHE PLAYS THAT FIRST NIGHT MATCH THERE. >> CELEBRITIES IN THE CROWD. I THINK MICHELLE OBAMA IS THERE. THERE’S CONTROVERSY WITH THE OPPONENT.

THERE HAS BEEN NONE OF THAT HERE. IT HAS BEEN SUCH SMOOTH SAILING. THE DRAW AGAIN HAS BEEN A FRIEND OF HERS, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT SHE’S TAKING CARE OF? SHE’S BARELY LOSING GAMES AND SETS AND I’M THINKING THAT THINGS ARE LINING UP NICELY.