American title favorites Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff had convincing third-round wins on Friday at the Australian Open. Know more:
MELBOURNE—American title favorites Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff had convincing third-round wins on Friday at the Australian Open.
“I thought I just didn’t give away a lot of free points,” said Pegula, who will meet Barbora Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open champion, in the next round. “I was playing aggressive when I had to but also smart. Happy to be through to the next round.”“Today was a tough match,” Gauff said. “Bernarda hit the….I can’t say that word…she hit the ball really hard, I was just trying to hang in there. I’m happy to be through to the second week.
The 20th-seeded Czech player won the first five games of the match and dominated her Ukrainian opponent. Krejcikova has not dropped a set in three matches.Third-seeded Tsitsipas saved a set point in the second set but beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 7-6 , 6-3 to reach the last 16 at Melbourne Park for the third time in four years.
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