Gauff: "This is a tournament I can turn to for the rest of the season"

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Cori Gauff found herself up against the ropes in her direct clash with Belinda Bencic in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open 2026, but the magic of playing at home allowed her to survive and take a step forward in a draw full of pitfalls.

This is well known by the American player, who has been overcoming all her matches in this Miami Open 2026 in the third set, showing that when walking on a tightrope, she is also capable of coming out victorious. Now in the scrutiny of the Tennis Channel and with the peace of mind of having reached further than ever in this tournament, Cori Gauff analyzed how tortuous this path through the draw has been, although we can't deny that winning while struggling gives you double satisfaction. These were her words before facing Karolina Muchova for a ticket to the grand final.

New comeback against Belinda Bencic

“I’m not entirely sure what happened out there, I just know I was really upset after losing that game at 40-0 in the third set. And then... I don’t know, I guess I just managed to push through from that moment on. It was a very physically tough match for both of us, but I don’t know how I managed to overcome it”.

Her best result in Miami

“I didn’t think I would make it to the semifinals, for sure. I’m very happy and proud of myself for everything I have been doing these days, I think this week has shown me a lot about myself. I feel that in each match I’m improving, although I keep winning matches in the third set, but I feel like the level is rising. I believe this is a tournament I can turn to throughout the rest of the season”.

Why so many matches to the third set?

“I would say this was the first match of the entire tournament where I actually played well. In fact, the situation with Alycia (Parks) in the third round got the best of me. Today the same thing happened, in the second set I felt like I was being outplayed, I kept making errors while she was reaching every ball I sent her way. Then it flipped, it was her who thought I could reach all the balls, so it all depended on who would break the other's serve first. Luckily, that was me”.

Feeling the warmth of the crowd

“Today was much better than the other day because against Alycia it was 7:00 in the evening but we were both Americans, I felt the crowd was a bit confused. Today, definitely, there was no confusion. It feels great to play in the night session of the Miami Open, I think it’s a great event; I also find the whole venue super nice. There are still several things I want to try within the facilities, so we’ll see how they work out”.

Cori Gauff analyzes her next match against Muchova

“I never think about the head-to-head, although it’s true things have gone well for me each time I faced her. Still, she remains a very tough player; she played really well in Australia and despite that, I managed to beat her. I hope we have another very challenging match here; the H2H doesn’t matter much when compared to the quality of the matches, where many could have gone either way. Just because of how good she is, I can’t dwell on that”.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Gauff: “Este es un torneo al que podré recurrir durante el resto de temporada”