MONTREAL — Coco Gauff overcame 14 extra double faults to beat Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday within the Nationwide Financial institution Open.
Two days after surviving 23 double faults and a third-set tiebreaker in opposition to fellow American Danielle Collins, the top-seeded Gauff rallied from a set and break down in opposition to Kudermetova to achieve the spherical of 16.
“It was a troublesome match,” Gauff mentioned. “I believed I did effectively mentally, particularly on the return. I used to be enjoying an opponent that served rather well. Clearly, I want to serve higher on my finish, however general, simply comfortable to get by means of.”
Gauff, No. 2 on the planet behind Aryna Sabalenka, entered the week having misplaced two straight matches since successful the French Open, falling in her opening matches in Berlin and Wimbledon.
McCartney Kessler of the USA upset fourth-seeded Mirra Andreeva of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-4. Tenth-seeded Elina Svitolina beat Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia 7-5, 6-2.
