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Fleet-Footed Gauff Dances Into US Open Fourth Round

From Khaleej Times · () English

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At a glance

Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff beat Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4 to reach the US Open fourth round and the tournament’s second week for a fifth consecutive year.
  • Gauff recovered from an early service break, used deep backhands and limited unforced errors to control the match.
  • She will next face either American Iva Jovic or the Philippines’ Alexandra Eala.

Coco Gauff has reached the second week of the US Open for a fifth straight year, overcoming Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.

The fourth seed’s serve again caused problems, and Bucsa broke her in the third game. Gauff refused to unravel in front of the home crowd, however, and began controlling the tempo by the sixth game. Deep backhand strikes helped her level the set, while a 21-shot rally set up another break in the eighth game.

Today was mainly defence, honestly, in the first set. Once I got my rhythm I was able to swing through a little more.

· Coco GauffShe described how she adjusted after a difficult opening set.

“Today was mainly defence, honestly, in the first set,” said the 22-year-old Gauff. “Once I got my rhythm I was able to swing through a little more.”

Once I was down that break I just told myself I need to accelerate through my shots.

· Coco GauffShe explained her response after Bucsa broke her early.

Gauff never allowed Bucsa to build momentum in the second set. She produced some of her best tennis from the baseline and made fewer unforced errors before earning the decisive break in the ninth game with a backhand winner. She then closed out the match at the net.

“Once I was down that break I just told myself I need to accelerate through my shots,” Gauff said. “I’m just happy with how I fought through, even when I wasn’t playing my best.” She will meet either fellow American Iva Jovic or Alexandra Eala of the Philippines in the next round.

I’m just happy with how I fought through, even when I wasn’t playing my best.

· Coco GauffShe reflected on her performance after reaching the fourth round.
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