Wimbledon 2021: 17-year-old American teenager Coco Gauff breezes past Kaja Juvan to enter pre-quarterfinals

The 17-year-old American teenager Coco Gauff, who is yet to lose a set at Wimbledon this year, stormed into the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Kaja Juvan on Saturday.

American matched her breakout result from 2019 by reaching the fourth round. Gauff finished with 21 winners and broke her opponent five times.

Gauff will face former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber on Monday. Gauff has played flawless tennis at Wimbledon this year but will need to be at her best to get past Kerber.

Gauff, the 23rd seed, stormed through the opening games with a barrage of power serves on Centre Court but was asked some awkward questions by 102nd-ranked Juvan.

As she often does, Gauff had all the answers as she reached the second week and a last-16 clash with Germany’s former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber.

When Gauff reached the fourth round as a 15-year-old qualifier in 2019, it was something of a sensation.

Two years later, despite her age and playing in only her seventh Grand Slam tournament, Gauff’s progress is far less of a surprise and she is now a serious title contender.

Gauff raced into a 5-1 lead against Juvan in 18 minutes but briefly went off the boil as she lost the next two games.

After winning the opening set she then established a lead in the second. Although Slovenian Juvan fought tenaciously, she could not knock Gauff out of her stride.

Emma Raducanu, another teenager, playing her first grand slam tournament, became the youngest British woman to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon in the Open era.

The 18-year-old Raducanu converted her third match point to beat veteran Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 7-5.