15-Year-Old Coco Gauff Advances to Third Round of US Open in Thrilling Win Over Babos

Gauff is the youngest woman to reach the third round of the US Open since 1991.

15-year-old Coco Gauff defeated Timea Babos at the US Open on Thursday, becoming the youngest woman to reach the third round since Jennifer Capriati in 1991. 

Gauff will play world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the third round. Osaka is seeking her second-straight US Open title and her third career Grand Slam. The 21-year-old won the 2019 Australian Open in January. 

Gauff sprinted to an easy 6–2 first set victory, but dropped the second to Babos 6–4. Babos, a 26-year-old Hungarian, entered Thursday night seeking her second appearance in the third round of a Grand Slam. Babos reached the second round of the US Open in 2016.

WILD stuff on Louis Armstrong Stadium tonight...@TimeaBabos and Gauff are giving it everything they've got!#USOpen 🔥 pic.twitter.com/BDgSXZO0Lc

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 30, 2019

Defense to offense 🤯@CocoGauff | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/u8fWPVZJhC

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 30, 2019

The American teenager was nearly derailed by Babos in the third set, but Gauff held on in the third for a 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 victory. Gauff previously reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in July.