AFP
American sixth seed Coco Gauff delivered a convincing 6-3 6-2 win over Russia’s Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday in a battle of teenage abilities to achieve the third spherical of the US Open.
Gauff, whose lead-up to the yr’s last Grand Slam included hardcourt titles in Washington and Cincinnati, transformed 4 of her 5 break level alternatives and surrendered her serve simply as soon as through the 76-minute match in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 19-year-old Gauff stated she took a extra aggressive strategy into her second assembly with Andreeva after having to rally again to beat the Russian in three units at this yr’s French Open.
“She’s the type of player if you give her something she’s going to take advantage and today I think I did well making her play off her back foot,” Gauff stated throughout her on-court interview.
“But Mirra, I think she has a great future ahead of her, I’ve been in her position before. She’s going to be back on this stage many more times in the future.”
For house favorite Gauff, it was a way more routine day on the workplace contemplating she needed to dig deep to safe a comeback win in a gap match that left her pissed off with the period of time her opponent, Laura Siegemund, took between factors.
Andreeva, 16, has relished the Grand Slam stage in her debut season on tour having reached the third spherical on the French Open and fourth spherical at Wimbledon however was not in a position to conjure up related magic in New York.
Gauff rapidly settled right into a rhythm after dropping serve within the opening sport and through one stretch received 12 consecutive factors to open up a 4-1 lead earlier than counting on her serve to shut out the set.
Gauff continued to indicate strong motion and shot choice within the second set the place she feasted on Andreeva’s serve, twice breaking the Russian to like to construct a 5-2 lead earlier than closing out the match with a maintain to like.
Up subsequent for Gauff will probably be a conflict with Belgian thirty second seed Elise Mertens, who was a 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1 winner over American Danielle Collins in a match that lasted almost three hours.
