July 6, 2026 4:50 AM
Gauff beats Bencic and a curfew to reach first Wimbledon quarters
Coco Gauff reached her first Wimbledon quarter-final late on Sunday, overcoming Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Wimbledon's 11 pm curfew by two minutes in a topsy turvy match under the roof on Court One. Neither player was at her best after a long wait to come on court but, while 11th seed Bencic, 29, started the steadier, seventh seed Gauff, 22, proved the more adventurous, hitting 35 winners to Bencic's 19 though she also produced 46 unforced errors and nine double faults. "I'...