Gauff was in the lead but her opponent ranked 298th made up for the loss. She finished 6-0.

Coco Gauff has performed brilliantly in the first two rounds of this year’s Wimbledon. She has lost only six games, giving her opponents no chance. First, she knocked out her compatriot Caroline Dolehide, and then the talented Romanian – Anca Alexia Todoni. Yesterday she also won the doubles match with Jessica Pegula. Both They had a fierce duel against the Anhelina Kalinina / Dajana Jastremska pair.The Ukrainian women caused a lot of trouble for the Americans. In the end, the match ended after only 2 hours and 33 minutes.

So the 2023 US Open champion didn’t get a break ahead of her battle for a place in the singles fourth round. However, the 20-year-old was the favorite in the match against Sunay Kartal. Hosts’ representative He is currently ranked 298th in the WTA rankings.She entered the main draw of Wimbledon through three-round eliminations. In the first round of the tournament, she caused a sensation by defeating Sorana Cirstea. Later, she defeated Clara Borel and this led to her battle with Coco Gauff. The Briton found a way to slightly challenge the runner-up in the WTA rankings.

But the start of the match suggested that the 20-year-old would dominate Kartal from the start. She won eight opening darts and took a 2-0 lead. Only then did Sunay catch up and win her match by zero. The Briton was improving minute by minute and in the eighth game she unexpectedly had two chances to make up for the losses. On the last occasion, Gauff’s weak point – her serve – came to the fore. I made a double mistake. The opponent equalized the score with a score of 4:4.

The fate of the set was decided only at the end. The angry American fought as hard as she could to regain the break advantage. We got part of an interesting match from both sides. Despite Kartal had their chance to go ahead 5:4.It was Gauff who ultimately showed her class at a key moment. On the second break point, she sent a beautiful backhand down the line and got back in front. After a while she served herself the match at 6:4.

The Briton clearly faded after the fierce end to the first set, which made Gauff start to deal the cards on the court. The 20-year-old strengthened herself by surviving a difficult moment and controlling her opponent in the second game. She won the subsequent games and the encounter eventually ended with the 2023 US Open champion winning 6:4, 6:0. In the 1/8 finals, Coco’s level will rise to a higher level. Her opponent will be Emma Navarro She has already defeated this year, among others, Aryna Sabalenka..

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