Coco Gauff has reached the semifinals of Wimbledon for the first time in her career.The 22-year-old star mounted an impressive comeback to beat American No. 1 Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, despite seven double faults and 32 unforced errors in the back-and-forth contest.Gauff has made the Wimbledon semifinals for the first timeGettyGauff, a two-time major winner, has found the All England Club a challenge since making her debut in 2019, but now has a first Wimbledon title firmly in her sights. She has shown incredible resilience throughout this year’s tournament, and has become the first player since Kimiko Date in 1996 to reach the semifinals in four three-set matches from the second round to the quarters.Pegula, who was the highest seed left in the tournament before Tuesday’s action, will rue the handful of break points she wasted in defeat.“Oh my goodness, honestly, pretty insane,” Gauff said of the feeling of reaching the last four.“A lot of people have been going out in the first and second rounds of this tournament, so I’m just happy to get through to the semis.“After seven years of playing this tournament, this was the first time I walked out on Centre Court without feeling nervous. I don’t know if I’m becoming a vet!” Coco Gauff comes back from brink in Wimbledon winGauff made a nightmare start, and let a 40-0 lead slip with a double fault in the very first game, as Pegula battled to break her serve.The pair exchanged holds, and then back-to-back breaks, before Pegula closed out the opening set 6-4.Gauff made 17 unforced errors in early stages, and left herself a mountain to climb after the bathroom break. The second set threatened to begin just like the first, when Pegula was handed two break points. Gauff battled back after a slow start to down Pegula in a tough matchAFPBut this time, Gauff stood strong to hold. She then saved break point again, having handed her opponent a chance with another double fault. A double fault from Pegula then handed the young star an opportunity to serve out the set, and she took full advantage to do just that.Momentum was with Gauff heading into the decider, and she once again survived a scare when her opponent wasted yet another break point. She then started to turn the screw, and broke Pegula’s serve to take the lead in the match for the first time. Gauff went on to hold for a 3-1 lead, and put a foot in the semifinals.Breaks were exchanged once more in the back-and-forth action, and Gauff booked her place in the last four when Pegula presented her match point with a poor service game. Gauff made 30-year Wimbledon history to reach the last fourAFPThis year’s competition has opened up, after the top three seeds suffered surprise defeats ahead of the quarterfinals. Coco Gauff could make run to Wimbledon final in open fieldWorld No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka was beaten by Naomi Osaka in the Round of 16, while Elena Rybakina, the No. 2 seed, was downed by Elise Mertens in the third round. Iga Swiatek, the defending Wimbledon champion and No. 3 seed, was also stunned by Alexandra Eala last weekend.Those results meant Pegula (No. 4) and Gauff (No. 7) were the two highest seeds remaining in the tournament, and it was the latter who prevailed. Gauff will face the winner of Osaka and Karolina Muchova in the semifinals. Stay up to date on all things tennis across our talkSPORT platforms – subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest news, opinion, exclusive interviews and our daily unfiltered, unscripted show ‘The S* Word, from 8am ET.