Overview

• Gauff trailed 4-6, 0-2 before overturning the deficit to beat world No. 42 Veronika Kudermetova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the third round.
• She struggled with 14 double faults but held key service games to secure her place in the round of 16.
• The win extends her head-to-head lead over Kudermetova to 3-1 across four tour meetings.
• The world No. 2 bounced back from early losses at Wimbledon and Berlin to regain form on North American hard courts.
• She will face the winner of the Victoria Mboko–Marie Bouzkova match in the round of 16 on Montreal’s Centre Court.