Coco Gauff earned a hard-fought victory against Ajla Tomljanovic in her US Open debut. The match lasted three hours and ended with the American winning 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-5. This was Gauff’s return to the court, seeking to improve her serve—something that worked well at moments during the match.
The third seed overcame a hesitant start and took control of the match, winning the first set and taking the lead in the second. However, Tomljanovic showed her resilience by recovering from a break down in the second and saving a couple of set points, pushing Gauff to the limit.
Gauff had a 61% first-serve percentage and won 66% of those points, improving on her numbers from recent tournaments. However, double faults were once again a problem, with a total of 10, several of which came at important moments in the match. Gauff overcomes early nerves to win opening set
There were obvious problems with her serve in the first game—partly due to nerves, probably—and Tomljanovic took an early break before taking the set 2-0 with her serve. Gauff regained confidence in her next service game, winning it with a blank score and getting back into the dispute.
