Coco Gauff Faces Iva Jovic in All-American US Open Fourth Round
Fourth seed Coco Gauff faces 18-year-old Iva Jovic in an all-American fourth-round clash at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday, September 7, 2026, highlighting day nine of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.Gauff has reached the fourth round without dropping a set in her first three matches, as reported by USA Today. Jovic, seeded 14th, advanced to the round of 16 after winning a three-set match against 17th seed Alexandra Eala. The two players previously met on clay at the BNL d'Italia earlier this year, where Gauff won in three sets.The women's singles draw on Monday also features eighth seed Iga Swiatek facing Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, according to Olympics.com. Second seed Elena Rybakina takes on 13th seed and two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka, while fifth seed Mirra Andreeva plays 24th seed Anastasia Potapova.In the men's singles draw, top seed and French Open champion Alexander Zverev meets 21st seed Luciano Darderi of Italy in the evening session on Arthur Ashe Stadium, according to The New York Times. American Learner Tien plays Olympic silver medalist Karen Khachanov, while 24th seed Francisco Cerundolo faces 28th seed Alexander Blockx.The fourth-round action concludes the second week schedule at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center before the tournament transitions to the quarterfinal stage.A notable streak in Grand Slam history ended during the tournament's third round when Stefanos Tsitsipas was eliminated by eighth seed Ben Shelton, as reported by The New York Times. The loss ended a 150-year streak of at least one single-handed backhand player reaching a Grand Slam semifinal, a record dating back to Wimbledon in 1877."I’ve got a 150-year streak to save," said Stefanos Tsitsipas, professional tennis player.Previous action on Sunday saw defending men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz advance to the quarterfinals with a straight-sets victory over 20th seed Tommy Paul, winning 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
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