Cori Coco Gauff smashed the Russian talent Mirra Andreeva and continues on the US Open

The favorite of the American fans Cori Coco Gauff smashed the 16-year-old Russian talent Mirra Andreeva by 2-0 (6:3, 6:2) and advanced to the third round of the US Open. For the 19-year-old Cori Coco Gauff, who is 6th-seeded, only the first game of the match, in which she allowed a break, was problematic. After that, the American didn’t let her serve drop once and broke her younger rival’s resistance almost effortlessly.

In the third round, Cori Coco Gauff will face Elise Mertens (Belgium). The Belgian defeated Danielle Collins (USA) by 2-1 (3:6, 7:6, 6:1), after saving two match points in the second set tiebreak.

Sorana Cirstea (Romania) also qualified for the third round after defeating Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) by 2-0 96:3, 6:4) and will face Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan), who advanced ahead without playing due to walkover of her opponent Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia).

The 18th-seeded Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) is out of the US open, after losing to Lin Zhu (China) by 0-2 (3:6, 3:6).