Overview
- Coco Gauff beat Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 20 minutes, saving three break points in a tense six-deuce game to close the match.
- Gauff’s second-round opponent is not yet set because the rain-postponed match between Paula Badosa and Daria Kasatkina remains unfinished.
- Former champion Andy Roddick praised Gauff’s level and said she could contend for the top ranking if she maintains this form, a view echoed by analysts.
- Gauff can reach world No.1 only by winning the US Open and relying on Elena Rybakina failing to reach the semifinals, so early wins preserve but do not guarantee that possibility.
- Alexandra Eala beat American Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 in 1 hour and 17 minutes on Louis Armstrong Stadium, a rain-driven scheduling move that gave the young Filipino extra show-court exposure.