Zheng also advances
Gauff fights her way into the US Open round of 16
Defending champion Coco Gauff has reached the round of 16 at the US Open tennis tournament in New York. The US-American won a hard-fought match against the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 3:6,6:3,6:3 in the 3rd round on Friday.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen China's Zheng Qinwen had no trouble at all, winning 6:2,6:1 against Germany's Jule Niemeier. Spain's Paula Badosa ended the run of qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse from Romania with a 4:6,6:1,7:6(8).
The number three seed Gauff, who had only dropped six games in the first two rounds in New York, faced her toughest test to date against Svitolina, but managed to raise her game as the match progressed. In the second set, she was helped by the fact that Svitolina was unable to maintain her initial momentum and played more defensively. The 20-year-old Gauff saved her best tennis for the deciding set.
Meanwhile, Zheng was delighted to have finished a match in two sets. "I was focused from the start," said the 2024 Olympic champion and Australian Open finalist after the match. "I lost to Jule in the third round at the 2022 US Open. I'm happy that I'm the winner today and don't have to cry."
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