
Second-seeded Coco Gauff overcame struggles together with her serve to submit a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Czech Republic qualifier Tereza Valentova on Thursday within the second spherical of the French Open in Paris.
Gauff overcame six double faults to dispatch the 18-year-old Valentova in 75 minutes.
Gauff will sq. off towards one other Czech opponent when she faces Marie Bouzkova within the third spherical.
Third-seeded Jessica Pegula received six of her final seven video games en path to posting a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over Ann Li.
“It was a very powerful match immediately,” Pegula stated. “Ann has been enjoying some actually good tennis this yr and had a variety of shut matches with good gamers. It was tough with the wind. She was slicing so much, form of making me earn a variety of factors.
“I felt prefer it was a reasonably bodily match, a variety of lengthy factors and lengthy video games. However comfortable I used to be capable of form of maintain on to that second set there positively.”
Pegula advances to face Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, who recorded a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory over No. 25 Magdalena Frech of Poland.
Additionally on Thursday, sixth-seeded Mirra Andreeva of Russia, seventh-seeded Madison Keys and Twentieth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia breezed to straight-set victories.
Andreeva notched a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Ashlyn Krueger, Keys cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 conquer Nice Britain’s Katie Boulter and Akexandrova coasted to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
Tenth-seeded Paula Badosa of Spain rallied to a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
–Discipline Degree Media