Coco Gauff through to fourth round of the French Open with routine win over Australian Open semi-finalist Dayana Yastremska
American third seed Coco Gauff showed some resilience in the second set in a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska on Friday, advancing to the fourth round of the French Open and moving one step closer to ending a three-year drought on the gravel came.
The US Open winner, who reached the final in Paris in 2022 and last won a title on the court in 2021, was in solid form in the first set against surprise Australian Open semi-finalist Yastremska before he had it short in the second.
She will next face Elisabetta Cocciaretto, number 51 in the world.
“I played against her in Madrid and she plays very well from the back,” Gauff said.
‘I knew it would be difficult to close the match. I definitely could have shut it down during my save (in the previous game).
Coco Gauff won 6-2, 6-4 against the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska at the French Open.
US Open winner impressed against surprise Australian Open semi-finalist Dayana Yastremska
“The last game she hit three or four balls on the edge of the line… it was hard to stay focused and not get too angry. But I’m glad I was able to persevere.’
The Ukrainian world number 32, who raced up the rankings after her career was derailed by a provisional doping ban in 2021 that was later lifted, was inconsistent with her big hitting game and her serve and sent a backhand wide to give Gauff the edge . early break.
Gauff then raced through the set thanks to another break, while Yastremska’s unforced errors piled up.
She broke Gauff repeatedly in the second set and threatened to make it a game, with the American struggling with her first serve.
Just when Yastremska seemed to have found her range and a way back into the match, Gauff, who also had a match point at 5-2, held on despite double faults in consecutive service games, to take victory.