Overview

• Defending champion Coco Gauff beat No. 28 seed Magdalena Frech 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second week in New York for a fourth straight year.
• Gauff won 71% of first-serve points, faced only two break points and limited double faults to four after early-round serving struggles.
• She will face the winner of Naomi Osaka vs. Daria Kasatkina in the fourth round, with that third-round matchup slated for Louis Armstrong Stadium.
• Elsewhere, No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti advanced when Flavio Cobolli retired while trailing, and No. 11 Karolina Muchova outlasted Linda Noskova in three sets.
• Later on Day 7, No. 1 Jannik Sinner meets Denis Shapovalov on Ashe, Iga Swiatek faces Anna Kalinskaya, Alexander Zverev plays Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Tommy Paul takes on Alexander Bublik with coverage on ESPN platforms.