Coco Gauff overcame Magdalena Frech of their second-round conflict on the Italian Open, the 20-year-old American triumphing in straight units.
Gauff, seeded third within the match, overcame 9 double faults on her solution to a 6-3 6-3 victory over her Polish opponent, establishing a gathering with qualifying fortunate loser Jaqueline Cristian within the subsequent spherical.
The reigning US Open champion hit three aces as she continues to tinker together with her serve forward of the second Grand Slam of 2024, the French Open.
“I feel like the other parts of my game are improving in the right direction,” Gauff mentioned following her win. “That’s the part that if I can work through, I think it will set me up for a very good Roland Garros.
“Aside from that, I really feel like I am returning effectively, hitting off the bottom effectively.”
Naomi Osaka notched the primary high 20 win on clay of her profession after beating No 20 Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-2 within the second spherical on Thursday.
Coming a day after her straight-sets win over France’s Clara Burel, that is the primary time Osaka has posted back-to-back wins on clay since 2019.
Elsewhere, present world No 1 Iga Swiatek earned an emphatic 6-0 6-2 win over Bernarda Pera following off the again of her success on the Madrid Open final week.
Former No 1 Angelique Kerber ousted Seventeenth-seeded Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-0, whereas Linda Noskova beat Italy’s Lucrezia Stefanini 6-3 7-6.
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