Defending champion Coco Gauff storms into Auckland quarterfinals

Auckland [New Zealand], January 4 (ANI): The defending champion Coco Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-0 triumph against Brenda Fruhvirtova.

Gauff, the No. 1 seed from the United States, defeated rising 16-year-old Czech Fruhvirtova in their maiden match that lasted for 70 minutes. The teenager Gauff has now won seven of her past eight matches in the competition.

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