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Fourth seed Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to overcome Liudmila Samsonova and book a third-round meeting with fellow American Ann Li at the Cincinnati Open.
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Coco Gauff's Cincinnati Open campaign could have come unstuck early, but the fourth seed showed precisely the kind of resilience that separates contenders from pretenders. After dropping the first set to Liudmila Samsonova, Gauff regrouped and powered through the final two sets to claim a hard-fought three-set victory.
The turnaround hinged largely on her serve. Whatever adjustments Gauff made between sets clearly paid dividends, with her delivery becoming far more effective as the match progressed - a weapon she'll need firing consistently in the weeks ahead.
Next up for Gauff is compatriot Ann Li, the 28th seed, with a place in the fourth round at stake. It's a match that should test Gauff's credentials further in what is the last Masters-level event before the US Open.
If Gauff is serious about arriving in New York with genuine momentum, performances like this second-round escape are precisely the sort of gritty wins she needs to bank.
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