American tennis player Gauff reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Auckland

Moscow, January 5 – American tennis player Corey Gauff reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland (New Zealand), and the prize money amounted to 259 thousand dollars.

Gauff, the first racket of the tournament, beat her compatriot Sofia Kenin in the second round with a score of 6: 4, 6: 4. The match lasted 1 hour 23 minutes.

The opponent of the 18-year-old Gauff in the quarterfinals will be China’s Zhou Lin, who previously beat American Venus Williams, seven-time Grand Slam champion, four-time Olympic champion, 42-year-old.