Reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff advances to the second round after defeating fellow American Taylor Townsend at Roland Garros. Across their match, Gauff recovers from a slow start to win 6-4, 6-0, beginning her title defense with a straight-sets victory. Townsend wins the opening game to take an early lead, and the first set remains competitive. Gauff holds her first two service games, but after reaching 3-1, she wins only one additional game for a period, allowing Townsend to challenge the set. At 3-5 down, Townsend saves a set point on Gauff’s serve but then loses serve immediately, giving Gauff the first set. In the second set, Gauff’s momentum increases and she dominates, winning 6-0 to close out the match. The outlets also note that Townsend had beaten Gauff in their only previous meeting in 2019, making Gauff’s win in this tournament a notable turnaround. Gauff’s victory sets up her next match in the French Open.
Coco Gauff beats Taylor Townsend to advance at French Open
Reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff advances to the second round after defeating fellow American Taylor Townsend at Roland Garros. Across their match, Gauff recovers from a slow start to win 6-4,...
- Coco Gauff defeats Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-0 at Roland Garros.
- The match takes place in the French Open first round; Gauff advances to the second round.
- Townsend wins the first game, but Gauff wins the first set 6-4.
- Townsend saves a set point at 3-5 down in the first set before losing serve.
- Townsend beat Gauff in their only previous meeting in 2019, according to reports.
Coco Gauff began the defense of her French Open title by dispatching fellow American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-0 at Roland Garros on Tuesday. Townsend, who had beaten Gauff in their only previous meeting in 2019, broke in the opening game. READ: French Open: Coco Gauff at ease as she prepares to defend title The 30-year-old held on her first two service games, but from 3-1 up in the opener, won only one more game. That was at 3-5 down in the first, when Townsend saved a set point on Gauff’s serve but dropped serve immediately to lose the set and […]...Keep on reading: Coco Gauff cruises into French Open second round
3 months agoReigning French Open champion Coco Gauff recovered from a slow start to power past fellow American Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-0 as her title defence began in style.
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