The Spanish Rebecca Masarova fell in the first round of Roland Garros, but put the American on the ropes Coco Gauffsixth favorite and finalist of the last edition, before leaning 3-6, 6-1 and 6-2, in 1 hour and 46 minutes.
The 23-year-old Spaniard surprised the 19-year-old prodigy, who, after giving up his serve in the first, was unable to recover it, despite having plenty of balls for it, throughout the first set.
In fear of the body, Gauff raised the bar and Masarova68 in the ranking, could not match the whirlwind of the game, which ended up passing him by.
Thus ended Masarova’s first appearance at Roland Garros, her third at a Grand Slam, in a year in which she played in the finals in Auckland and Oeiras.
Gauff, who was a quarterfinalist two years ago, will face the winner of the clash between the Austrian julia grabher and the dutch Arantxa Ruswhich comes from the previous stage.
Source: La Verdad
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