Star tells courtside commentator to shut up

The unheralded Aussie has dropped the opening two sets in his battle with American cult hero Frances Tiafoe at Louis Armstrong Stadium. There was plenty of drama in the earlier matches, including an all-American scrap that produced plenty of pyrotechnics. 7.30am - Coco Gauff snaps at TV commentatorAmerican teen star Coco Gauff has slapped down her coach and courtside TV commentator Brad Gilbert in the middle of her tense fourth round win over Caroline Wozniacki.Gauff came back from a break of serve down in the deciding set before rattling off the final six games of the match to win 6-3 3-6 6-1.When she was on the brink of collapse it was her coach that was on the receiving end of her frustrations. It has been a very rough day for the American TV figure, who was also given a whack for his advice given to American Tommy Paul in the middle of his defeat earlier on Monday morning.Gauff was heard telling Gilbert where he could shove his advice after she went down a break of serve in the second set against the comeback queen.“Please just stop,” Gauff was heard telling Gilbert late in the second set. His advice was also ignored early in the third set when Wozniacki grabbed a break of serve in the first game of the set. The win means Gauff is back in the quarter-finals where she will play the winner of world No. 1 Iga Swiatek’s match with Jelena Ostapenko. 7am - Aussie in trouble earlyThe New York crowd is going nuts for Frances Tiafoe in his match against Aussie Rinky Hijikata. Tiafoe was in complete control in racing to a 6-1 6-1 lead. Hijikata appeared to be struggling on his serve in the second set with some tennis commentators suggesting he had suffered a minor injury that was preventing him from reaching his top serving speeds. 6.30am - Courtside TV commentator gives star bad adviceUnseeded American Ben Shelton took down 14th-seeded compatriot Tommy Paul in four sets on Monday morning reach his second Grand Slam quarter-final of the year.The 20-year-old Shelton avenged his loss to Paul in the last eight of the Australian Open, winning 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to become the youngest American to reach the men’s quarter-finals in New York since Andy Roddick in 2002.“Being at home here in front of an American crowd, I felt the love all week,” said Shelton. “It’s hard to believe that I’m playing on Arthur Ashe right now with the stands completely full.” The world number 47 plays the winner between 10th seed Frances Tiafoe and Australian wild card Rinky Hijikata for a place in the semi-finals.Shelton arrived at his second US Open with a tour-level record of 12-20 this season, having failed to win multiple matches at any of the 18 events he had played since Melbourne.Nine of his 16 victories in 2023 have now come at Grand Slams. Shelton reached the second round at Wimbledon after losing his opening match at the French Open.He belted two serves clocked at 149 mph (240 km/h) — the fastest of the tournament — to open up a 4-1 lead in the third set against Paul but then lost five games on the spin.Paul was so bamboozled by the Shelton serve that Shelton was able to make some light-hearted jokes in the middle of the match. He said Brad Gilbert, who coaches Paul and also works as a courtside TV commentator, was giving Paul bad advice.5.30am - Veteran’s 14-year wait for quarter-final appearanceVeteran Romanian Sorana Cirstea reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in 14 years on Sunday, defeating Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in straight sets to advance to the last eight at the US Open.Cirstea, 33, who last played in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam at the French Open in 2009, prevailed 6-3, 6-3 to ease past her 15th-seeded opponent.It is only the second time in 59 appearances in the main draw of a Slam event that 30th seed Cirstea has made it into the quarter-finals.The Romanian, who upset fourth seed Elena Rybakina in the third round on Friday, will play Czech 10th seed Karolina Muchova in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.US Open results Day 7Men’s fourth round - Ben Shelton (USA) bt Tommy Paul (USA x14) 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4Women’s fourth round -Sorana Cirstea (ROU x30) bt Belinda Bencic (SUI x15) 6-3, 6-3 Karolina Muchova (CZE x10) bt Wang Xinyu (CHN) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1— with AFP Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au