Coco Gauff comes back at the US Open and beats Elina Svitolina. Emma Navarro is next
Associated PressNEW YORK — Coco Gauff was not aware that she’d lost five consecutive matches against opponents ranked in the top 50. Then Gauff went back on court and extended the defense of her first Grand Slam title by turning things around to beat the 27th-seeded Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. It gave me a lot of confidence,” Gauff said, “just because it felt like déjà vu a little bit.” On Sunday, Gauff will face No. In the third, with UConn women’s basketball stars Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd sitting in her guest box at Ashe, Gauff broke right away, then held to go up 2-0 with the help of one 38-stroke point that she took when Svitolina sent a backhand wide. “I’m glad that I had that match,” Gauff said, “because I think it just makes me match-tough and gets me ready, probably, for future challenges.” ___ AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis