Coco Gauff might be only 22, but the American had plenty of advice for her younger opponent after their fourth-round clash at the US Open.

The fourth seed dropped only five games during her 6-4, 6-1 dismissal of Iva Jovic, who is four years younger than her. It was a solid win for Gauff, who broke her opponent six times and produced 18 winners. It is the 13th time she has reached the quarter-final of a Grand Slam, which is something only three other WTA players have been able to do before their 23rd birthday since 2000.

Whilst she is enjoying another strong run at the US Open, Gauff also acknowledges Jovic’s development on the Tour as she provides her own advice to the teenager.

“I just remember when I was that age, every loss was so low, and every win was so high. I think there’s lessons to be learned in the losses.” She said.

“She seems a little bit more mature than maybe I was at 18, but I feel like sometimes the losses for me felt so low.

“It’s just important getting her to know that she’s playing good-level tennis, and I think today it just went my way, but sometimes experiences matter.”

Gauff made her US Open debut in 2019 before winning the tournament four years later. It is the fifth year in a row she has reached the fourth round or better at Flushing Meadows.

In her latest appearance, Gauff has yet to drop a set in four matches played. In the women’s tournament, the only other players to do this are the top two seeds – Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.

As to what the key is for the American’s recent performance, she links it to how she approaches the match and having ‘no regrets’ whilst playing.

“I think just my nervous system and knowing that even when the pressure is there, I’m able to rely on a lot of different things to win points in many different ways,” Gauff said of her confidence.

“I think that gives me confidence knowing that I have probably up to this point, like, a plan D. I think there’s comfortability in having options. If plan A doesn’t work, there’s B, there’s C, and there’s D. I think that’s something that makes me comfortable. Just knowing that if all of those don’t work, then I have to go back on the practice court, and I can leave the court with my head held high.

“I think the biggest difference I’ve been playing is just trying to play with no regrets, and I think I have a lot more fun and success playing like this.”

Gauff should be high in confidence going into her next match against Mirra Andreeva, who she has a 5-0 head-to-head winning record against. However, since their last meeting, Andreeva won the biggest title of her career at the French Open. It will be the first time the Russian has played a current top-10 player since May.

“She’s obviously in a different mindset now at the top of the game coming off of a Grand Slam win. I expect her to approach the match completely differently than in the past,” Gauff previewed.

“I think it’s going to be a really athletic, tough match. Hopefully I can take my opportunities when I get them.”