Coco Gauff reaches the Wimbledon quarter-finals after a late-night, three-set victory over Belinda Bencic, narrowly completing the match before the tournament’s 11 p.m. curfew. Multiple outlets report that Gauff finished the win about two minutes ahead of the deadline. The American is playing her fourth-round match for a place in the last eight at Wimbledon for the first time, with this marking her first career quarter-final appearance at the event.
According to the reports, Gauff overcame a slow start by dropping the first set 4–6, before responding with a 6–3 second set and a 6–4 third set to seal the match. The Guardian also notes that the match began late, with the start time described as among the latest in Wimbledon history. Gauff’s performance included a high number of double faults in the early part of the match, but she maintained enough control to close out the final set.
Next, Gauff is set to face fellow American Jessica Pegula in an all-US quarter-final.
