Coco Gauff routinely sealed a US Open third-round ticket however now she is ready for a serious take a look at as she faces subsequent Elina Svitolina.
Gauff, the defending US Open champion, struggled a bit earlier within the match and completed with 12 winners and 17 unforced errors however nonetheless she went on to oust 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-0. In the course of the match, the American tennis star claimed a complete of 5 breaks whereas she solely misplaced her serve as soon as within the first set.
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On the opposite aspect, Twenty seventh-seeded Svitolina dismantled fellow Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina 6-1 6-2 after firing 27 winners in an hour and 17 minutes of play. In every of the 2 units, the Ukrainian earned two breaks and that was sufficient for her to seal a really snug victory.
When the US Open draw was launched, one of many issues that stood out was a possible third-round assembly between No. 3 seed Gauff and Svitolina. And now, that’s set to occur as the 2 are set to conflict in opposition to one another for the third time. Beforehand, Svitolina beat Gauff on the 2021 Australian Open however the American acquired her revenge earlier this yr in Auckland.
Will Andy Roddick’s prediction about Gauff vs Svitolina be right?
Since Gauff entered the US Open in poor kind – having misplaced very early in Toronto and Cincinnati – American tennis legend Roddick wasn’t actually excessive on the 20-year-old’s possibilities of repeating as champion. And whereas assessing Gauff’s draw, the 2003 US Open champion predicted that she can be bounced within the third spherical by Svitolina.
“This subsequent one, I don’t like doing it. All playing cards on the desk, I’ve a bias in direction of Coco Gauff however I nonetheless must attempt to be goal. I like Svitolina to spherical three, I like Coco to spherical three, I feel I like Svitolina to spherical 4. I’d like to be improper. Once more, I worth present kind and Coco is looking. She would most likely let you know she’s looking. I haven’t talked to Brad in a month however I gotta assume they know that. I don’t know if I can put Coco by to the quarters,” Roddick stated on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast.
It ought to be value mentioning that they performed a decent assembly on this yr’s Auckland closing since Gauff solely gained after getting back from a set right down to beat Svitolina 6-7 (4) 6-3 6-3.
