Eastbourne International: Gauff, Ostapenko advance into quarter-finals

Ayomikun Elemikan Sports 28/06/2023

Coco Gauff whitewashed Jodie Burrage while Jelena Ostapenko beat Harriet Dart to advance into the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International.

American Gauff produced an excellent performance to thrash her opponent 6-1 6-1 in exactly an hour.

Coco Gauff, who has made it to the last eight of the Eastbourne International, reached the fourth round of Wimbledon when she was just 15 years old (Image: @WTA)

Britain’s Burrage lost 10 games in a row against the brilliant Gauff, who will face doubles partner Jessica Pegula next.

Burrage made it into the final of the Nottingham Open at the beginning of the grass-court season. She had beaten world number 23 Magda Linette and French veteran Alize Cornet en route the final.

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19-year-old Gauff won five games in a row to take the first set. She broke Burrage’s serve early with a beautiful backhand winner, stamping her lead with a 124mph ace.

Speaking on BBC Two, Gauff said: “Jodie has had a couple of good weeks on grass and hopefully she can have a good time at Wimbledon.

“Being in a town like Eastbourne where you can walk reminds me of home. It’s peaceful and I need that before getting into a Grand Slam.”

Meanwhile, Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko defeated another Briton, Harriet Dart 6-3 6-4 in a tight encounter.

Jelena is now 7-0 on grass this season (Image: @TheTennisLetter)

Ostapenko, who is the Birmingham Classic champion, fought hard to overcome Dart who has achieved some very good grass-court results.

26-year-old Ostapenko will now face Italy’s Camila Giorgi in the last eight. Giorgi had beaten highly rated African, Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-3 6-2 in the Round of 16.

Reaching the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International is a big achievement for Gauff who attained a career-high ranking of world number 4 in singles, reached on October 2022.