Coco Gauff extends 19-set streak

Coco Gauff pushed her consecutive-sets streak to 19 on Monday, Sept. 7, when she took the first set 6-1 against fellow American Iva Jovic in their U.S. Open fourth-round match. The update came during the night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Gauff and Jovic were playing for a place in the quarterfinals. Tennis account TheTennisLetter noted the streak during live match coverage on X. Official U.S. Open and WTA previews had listed the match as an all-American fourth-round meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. in New York. ### How did the streak reach 19 sets? The 19-set figure followed Gauff’s 6-1 opening set against Jovic on Monday night, according to TheTennisLetter’s live update. That count means Gauff had entered the match on an 18-set run and added one more by taking the opener against the 18-year-old American. The social post cited in the briefing said Gauff broke early and controlled the set. (usopen.org) The available official match listing confirmed Gauff and Jovic were on court in the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open, though live point-by-point scoring was not fully accessible in the search results reviewed here. ### Who is Iva Jovic, and why was this matchup notable? (tennis.com) Iva Jovic, 18, reached the fourth round after beating Alexandra Eala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a match that lasted more than three hours, the WTA said. The U.S. Open’s preview of the matchup described Jovic as the No. 14 seed and said the Monday meeting with Gauff would be only her second night session on Ashe. (tennis.com) Coco Gauff arrived as the more established player on that stage. The U.S. Open preview identified Gauff as the 2023 U.S. Open champion, while the WTA said she had reached the fourth round in New York for the fifth straight year after beating Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4. ### Had Gauff and Jovic played before? (wtatennis.com) The two Americans had met once before this U.S. Open match, according to the U.S. Open preview. WTA head-to-head records show Gauff beat Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 in Rome earlier in 2026. That earlier result mattered because it showed Jovic had already taken a set from Gauff this season. (usopen.org) Monday’s first-set result therefore added to a separate run Gauff had built since then, rather than extending an uninterrupted season-long sequence against Jovic specifically. That is an inference based on the Rome scoreline and the reported 19-set total Monday. ### What did the official tournament setup say about the stakes? The U.S. Open schedule and preview said the match opened the Monday night session at 7 p.m. in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The winner was due to move into the quarterfinals. The matchup also guaranteed an American woman would claim that quarterfinal spot. (wtatennis.com) Jovic had reached the second week at her home Slam for the first time, while Gauff was seeking another deep run in New York. ### Where can readers track what happens next? The next confirmed step was the completion of Gauff’s fourth-round match against Jovic on Monday night in New York. (usopen.org) The official U.S. Open schedule page and match page were the tournament’s listed sources for the result and the identity of the quarterfinalist. (usopen.org) (wtatennis.com)