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 assumed I did effectively mentally, particularly on the return. I used to be taking part in an opponent that served rather well. Clearly, I wish to serve higher on my finish, however general, simply completely satisfied to get via.”
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.
“It does give positives that I’m successful these matches having actually one a part of my sport on a crutch,” Gauff mentioned. “If I can stand on each toes, then I can solely think about that it is going to be much more straight-forward and loads simpler for me.”
Gauff arrange a match with 18-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, a 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 winner over Marie Bouzkova of Czechia within the evening session.
Mboko is the final of the 9 Canadians left.
“It was a really tough match, I really feel like, mentally and bodily for me,” Mboko mentioned. “I am simply actually completely satisfied to have come out with the win.”
McCartney Kessler of the USA upset fourth-seeded Mirra Andreeva of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-4. Within the subsequent spherical, Kessler will face Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine. Kostyuk beat Fifteenth-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Australia 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine knocked off eighth-seeded Emma Navarro 7-5, 6-4 in an evening match. She’ll face ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, a 6-0, 7-6 (5) winner over Jaqueline Cristian of Romania within the final match of the day.
Tenth-seeded Elina Svitolina beat Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia 7-5, 6-2.