Berlin, Germany) – Two weeks after reaching her first Grand Slam final, on clay at Roland Garros, Coco Gauff is one victory away from entering the top 10 of the world rankings. The 18-year-old American, world number 13, is in the semi-finals of the WTA 500 in Berlin, on grass. This Friday Gauff beat the Czech Karolina Pliskova, world number 7, by 7/5 and 6/4.

It was Gauff’s sixth career top-10 win and second of the season. This year, she had already overtaken Paula Badosa in Doha. The American also equals the history of confrontations with Pliskova, with now a victory for each side. The Czech won the clay court in Madrid last year.

Gauff has two singles titles on the WTA Tour, the first won when she was just 15, on the hard and indoor courts of Linz in 2019, and the second on clay in Parma last year. The young American is aiming for the fourth final of her career.

Statement earned from 🇺🇸 @CocoGauff!

The teenage No.7 seed continues to roll, knocking out Pliskova to reach the semis in Berlin.#bett1open pic.twitter.com/Y4xw1mvPTB

– wta (@WTA) June 17, 2022

Gauff’s semi-final opponent on Saturday will be Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, world No. 4 and No. 1 seed in Berlin, who beat Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6/7 (3-7), 6/2 and 6/ 2. The American leads the history of clashes against Jabeur by 3 to 1.

Jabeur has only two titles on the WTA Tour, the first won on grass in Birmingham last year and the second in Madrid this season. The 27-year-old Tunisian is trying to reach her eighth career final.

Until the last square ➡️

🇹🇳 @Ons_Jabeur comes from a set down to defeat Sasnovich and will face Gauff in the semi-finals!#bett1open pic.twitter.com/GP2ps6SBsy

– wta (@WTA) June 17, 2022

This Saturday’s round begins at 06:00 (GMT) with the match between Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic and Greece’s Maria Sakkari. The only previous duel had been won by the Greek. The other half, between Gauff and Jabeur takes place at the end of the round, around 10 am. Between one match and the next, a doubles semi-final takes place. Top seeds Australian Storm Sanders and Czech Katerina Siniakova take on Canadian Bianca Andreescu and German Sabine Lisicki.