The American Coco Gauff won this Monday 6-2 and 7-6 (5) against the Italian Lucia Bronzettiadded her eighteenth straight victory in her country and advanced to the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 in Indian Wells.
With more problems than expected and problems with his serve and his forehand, Gauff continued his brilliant streak at home, winning the last three tournaments he played, in Washington, Cincinnati and the US Open .
Gauff, world number three and turns 20 next Wednesday, saved nine break points in the first set before taking it 6-2 in 40 minutes. He squandered a break in the second and had to go through a tiebreaker to seal a place in the round after one hour and 49 minutes of play.
In the round of 16, Gauff is waiting for the winner of the match between the Japanese Naomi Osaka and the Belgians Elise Mertens.
On the ATP circuit, the Dane Holger Rune He made his tournament debut with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) victory over the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (n.26) to advance to the round of 16.
Rune was to start the tournament directly from the second round due to his ranking (n.7), but he advanced without competing due to the Canadian’s withdrawal. Milos Raonic.
In the round of 16 he will face the winner of the duel between the Americans Taylor Fritz and the Argentine Sebastian Baez.
Source: La Verdad
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