Coco Gauff Beats Former No. 1 Naomi Osaka in Straight Sets

Coco Gauff, left, of the United States, and Naomi Osaka, of Japan, meet at the net after Gauff's win at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic tennis tournament in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.Santiago Mejia/AP Photo

SAN JOSE—Coco Gauff held off four-time major champion Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–4 on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.

Gauff, the No. 6 seed, held all of her serves in the opening set and finished the 45-minute session with three aces. Osaka had the first double-fault of the match early in the second set and Gauff took advantage for a 2–1 lead.