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Because her run continued in the Linz Open coco Gauff has attained a WTA Tour events semi-finals for the first time.
The American, 15, defeat top seed and world number eight Kiki Bertens, of the Netherlands, 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 in Austria.
It had been the first win over a player of Gauff, at an event in that she came to the draw .
Im very happy and proud of myself, said Gauff, that will face Germanys Andrea Petkovic in the semi-finals on Saturday.
She becomes the youngest player to reach a since the Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic earned in 2004, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
After a tight first set, Gauff arrived via the convincingly. She caught the only break of serve at and held her nerve to get a memorable win.
It continues the breakthrough year in Gauffs fledgling career later she reached the last 16 at Wimbledon, which included a win over five-time former champion Venus Williams, also got into the next round in the US Open.
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