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Coco Gauff Returns to Form With 6-3, 6-2 Win at Cincinnati Open

Her win primes her for a third-round showdown with Dayana Yastremska following a patch of serving volatility.

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Coco Gauff, of the United States, returns to Xinyu Wang, of China, during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on Aug. 10, 2025.
Coco Gauff, of the United States, returns to Xinyu Wang, of China, during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on Aug. 10, 2025. Mandatory Credit: © Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Gauff beat Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-2 in the second round, delivering the kind of commanding performance that had eluded her in recent tournaments.
  • She will face Dayana Yastremska in the third round, seeking to overturn her shock first-round exit at Wimbledon.
  • Reported OptaAce figures place Gauff with 36 opening-match wins in 44 WTA-1000 appearances before age 22, second only to Martina Hingis’s pre-22 tally of 46.
  • Her serve has been pinpointed as a volatility trigger, notably when she tallied 23 double faults during a three-set victory over Danielle Collins at the Canadian Open.
  • As the 2023 Cincinnati champion, Gauff will aim to harness this resurgence to propel her deeper into the U.S. hard-court season.