\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCoco Gauff of Delray Beach defeated Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on Sunday to advance to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time. The seventh seed won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 16 women’s singles match on Court 1 just before the All England Club’s 11 p.m. curfew. The match was televised on ABC. Two minutes before 11, Gauff converted her first match point with a service winner out wide. Gauff tapped her left wrist with the fingers on her right hand to acknowledge the timely ending. If Gauff hadn\u2019t ended it in that game, the match would have been suspended until Monday. \u201cI was looking at the clock the last service game,\u201d she said. \u201cI was like, \u2018I got to hit some big serves and some big shots.\u2019 And honestly, that match point, I was going for a serve and volley because I was like, ‘I need to end the point.’ \u201cThat was probably the most dramatic finish. I\u2019ve never had to race against time. Playing tennis, we\u2019re used to not having a clock. But honestly, today I felt the pressure. \u2026 Glad I didn\u2019t choose basketball.\u201d Gauff, who is 22 years old, had four aces against the 11th seed. In the quarterfinals, she will face another American and her occasional doubles partner, No. 4 Jessica Pegula, 32, of Buffalo. Pegula beat fellow American Iva Jovic of Torrance, California, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. The match is scheduled for 6 a.m. EDT Tuesday. Gauff lost in the first round in 2025, the fourth round in 2024, the first round in 2023, the third round in 2022, the fourth round in 2021 and the fourth round in 2019. In 2019, she became the youngest player in the Open Era to qualify for the Wimbledon main draw at age 15. She shocked five-time champion Venus Williams in straight sets during the opening round. Gauff has won two major singles titles: the U.S. Open in 2023 and the French Open in 2025. She also won the 2024 French Open doubles title with partner Kate\u0159ina Siniakova. \u201cI\u2019m definitely hungry for more. But it\u2019s a great accomplishment,\u201d Gauff said about advancing to the quarterfinals.Other matchesIn other fourth-round competition, Naomi Osaka of Japan outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time. Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of her previous matches with Osaka this year, including at the same stage of the French Open last month. But this time Sabalenka couldn\u2019t handle Osaka\u2019s pace and flat groundstrokes. It was Osaka\u2019s first win over a No. 1 player since beating Ash Barty in Beijing in 2019. That was before Osaka took breaks from the tour to manage her mental health in 2021 and for maternity leave that resulted in her missing all of 2023. Before the match, Osaka came out in the white kimono she\u2019s been wearing for her walk-ons at Wimbledon \u2014 which was inspired by a character in a Quentin Tarantino movie. She’ll now get a rematch with Muchova, who beat 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. Last year’s women’s champion, Iga Swiatek, of Poland, lost Saturday to Alexandra Eala, the rising star from the Philippines. No woman has won multiple Wimbledon titles since Serena Williams won her seventh in 2016. Novak Djokovic beat 132nd-ranked qualifier Roman Safiullin 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for his 106th match victory at the All England Club. That puts Djokovic one ahead of Roger Federer atop the all-time list for men\u2019s match wins at Wimbledon, although he still trails Martina Navratilova\u2019s 120. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Coco Gauff of Delray Beach defeated Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on Sunday to advance to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time. <\/p>\n
The seventh seed won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 16 women’s singles match on Court 1 just before the All England Club’s 11 p.m. curfew. The match was televised on ABC. <\/p>\n
Two minutes before 11, Gauff converted her first match point with a service winner out wide. <\/p>\n
Gauff tapped her left wrist with the fingers on her right hand to acknowledge the timely ending. If Gauff hadn\u2019t ended it in that game, the match would have been suspended until Monday. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was looking at the clock the last service game,\u201d she said. \u201cI was like, \u2018I got to hit some big serves and some big shots.\u2019 And honestly, that match point, I was going for a serve and volley because I was like, ‘I need to end the point.’ <\/p>\n
\u201cThat was probably the most dramatic finish. I\u2019ve never had to race against time. Playing tennis, we\u2019re used to not having a clock. But honestly, today I felt the pressure. \u2026 Glad I didn\u2019t choose basketball.\u201d <\/p>\n
Gauff, who is 22 years old, had four aces against the 11th seed. <\/p>\n
In the quarterfinals, she will face another American and her occasional doubles partner, No. 4 Jessica Pegula, 32, of Buffalo. Pegula beat fellow American Iva Jovic of Torrance, California, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. The match is scheduled for 6 a.m. EDT Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Gauff lost in the first round in 2025, the fourth round in 2024, the first round in 2023, the third round in 2022, the fourth round in 2021 and the fourth round in 2019. <\/p>\n
In 2019, she became the youngest player in the Open Era to qualify for the Wimbledon main draw at age 15. She shocked five-time champion Venus Williams in straight sets during the opening round. <\/p>\n
Gauff has won two major singles titles: the U.S. Open in 2023 and the French Open in 2025. She also won the 2024 French Open doubles title with partner Kate\u0159ina Siniakova. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m definitely hungry for more. But it\u2019s a great accomplishment,\u201d Gauff said about advancing to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Other matches<\/p>\n
In other fourth-round competition, Naomi Osaka of Japan outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time. <\/p>\n
Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of her previous matches with Osaka this year, including at the same stage of the French Open last month. But this time Sabalenka couldn\u2019t handle Osaka\u2019s pace and flat groundstrokes. It was Osaka\u2019s first win over a No. 1 player since beating Ash Barty in Beijing in 2019. That was before Osaka took breaks from the tour to manage her mental health in 2021 and for maternity leave that resulted in her missing all of 2023. <\/p>\n
Before the match, Osaka came out in the white kimono she\u2019s been wearing for her walk-ons at Wimbledon \u2014 which was inspired by a character in a Quentin Tarantino movie. <\/p>\n
She’ll now get a rematch with Muchova, who beat 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. <\/p>\n
Last year’s women’s champion, Iga Swiatek, of Poland, lost Saturday to Alexandra Eala, the rising star from the Philippines. <\/p>\n
No woman has won multiple Wimbledon titles since Serena Williams won her seventh in 2016. <\/p>\n
Novak Djokovic beat 132nd-ranked qualifier Roman Safiullin 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for his 106th match victory at the All England Club. <\/p>\n
That puts Djokovic one ahead of Roger Federer atop the all-time list for men\u2019s match wins at Wimbledon, although he still trails Martina Navratilova\u2019s 120. <\/p>\n
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