"In this case, knock me down 7 times, get up 8": Gauff hilariously quotes Cardi B after finally getting win over Swiatek at Cincinnati Open

America’s tennis star Coco Gauff quoted a song from Cardi B after securing her maiden win against the world number one Iga Swiatek.

The duo clashed in the ongoing Cincinnati Open (Western & Southern Open) semifinal on Saturday where Gauff came out on top with a score of 6-7, 3-6, 6-4.

In the previous seven meetings, the Polish tennis star came out on top on each occasion, and that too in straight sets, winning 14 sets in the process.

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Gauff, after the victory, expressed her happiness while quoting a song from Cardi B by stating: “I saw a quote. ‘Knock me down 9 times, get up 10.’ It’s a Cardi B song. So in this case, knock me down 7 times, get up 8.”

The victory sets up Gauff’s final encounter of the competition against Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova which will be played on Sunday.

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The defeat will be a hard pill to swallow for Swiatek who would be hoping to continue the winning run leading up to the US Open where she will be defending her crown.

The 22-year-old won the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year in 2022 after defeating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the final with a score of 6-2, 7-6.

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