The American Coco Gauffnumber 3 in the world, the disaster avoided on Friday at its premiere in the WTA 1,000 Rome With a comeback before the Canadian Victoria is a pocketnumber 156, which he won with a final score of 3-6, 6-2 and 6-1.
What seemed like a placid start for the finalist of Madrid Polaca overcame Iga Swiatek in semifinals and fought against the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka In the grand final, it became a fire test that saved with a great reaction.
The alarms jumped on the central track when the 18 -year -old Canadian tennis player broke 4 of the 5 Gauff services in the first envy. The number 3 was not comfortable and the Canadian began to dream.
Coco Gauff, in action against Victoria Mboko
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It did not last long, because in the next set, Gauff, although he gave back another two services, broke all his serves, the four, to send the duel to the third and decisive send, in which he already mercilessly bent 6-1, solid in the serve and cruel to the rest, with another 3 ‘breaks’.
In third round, Gauff will measure the Polish Magda LinetteHead of series 32 and executioner of the Greek Maria Sakkari.
In addition, the 2023 champion, the Kazaja Elena Rybakina, number 12 of the world, fulfilled before the German Eva Lys, number 63, which she raised in two sets, by 7-6 (3) and 6-2 to access third round.
