Coco Gauff booked her spot in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open after defeating Lucia Bronzetti in straight sets.

Gauff won 6-2 6-4 in just 80 minutes to set up a last-eight clash against either Jasmine Paolini or Barbora Krejcikova.

The world number two raced to a 3-0 lead in the first, and though she had her own serve broken, she broke Bronzetti's serve twice more to close out the set.

Although Bronzetti also lost her first service game in the second, she hit straight back against Gauff, breaking to love to threaten a deciding set in the match.

Both players then held on their next three service games before Gauff broke Bronzetti once again in the final game of the match to secure the win with her first match point.

19 - Since the Tier I/WTA-1000 format was introduced in 1990, Coco Gauff (19) is now the outright player with the third most quarterfinals in such events before turning 22. Solid. #CincyTennis | @CincyTennis @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/9jn5JVgekC

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) August 14, 2025

Data Debrief: Gauff back to her best

After winning her second French Open title earlier this year, Gauff faced first-round exits in both the Berlin Open and at Wimbledon.

However, straight-set wins over Bronzetti and Xinyu Wang, as well as a walkover against Dayana Yamstremska, in Cincinnati, means Gauff has reached her fifth quarter-final in 2025 from 10 WTA 1000 or grand slam tournaments.

Since the WTA 1000 format was introduced in 1990, Gauff (19) is now the outright player with the third most quarter-finals in such events before turning 22.