VIDEO | Osaka and Gauff with touching scenes at the US Open

After the Japanese Osaka had given the 15-year-old American no chance in a 6-3, 6-0 win in the third round, she gave up the crying Gauff during the winner's interview to the cheers of the fans in the packed Arthur Ashe Stadium precedence.

“It was great, she did an incredible job,” Gauff praised her opponent in a tear-choked voice: “I learned so much here, she was so sweet to me. Thank you very much.”

“I knew I would cry the whole time” As soon as she hugged at the net immediately after the game, Osaka asked her whether she wanted to speak on the court during the interview that was actually reserved for the winner. “I said no,” Gauff said, “because I knew I would cry the whole time. But she encouraged me to do it.”

Osaka then also addressed Gauff's parents in the box with tears in his eyes. “You raised a great player,” she said and turned to Gauff: “You are wonderful, Coco.”

Since she reached the round of 1996 at Wimbledon, there has been a huge amount of hype surrounding the tennis “prodigy” Gauff, especially in the USA. In New York, she was the youngest player to reach the third round since Russia's Anna Kournikova in 13. World number one Osaka will face number XNUMX seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic in the round of XNUMX.

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VIDEO | Osaka and Gauff with touching scenes at the US Open

Audience favorite Cori Gauff and defending champion Naomi Osaka provided an emotional highlight at the US Open.