Overview
- Iga Swiatek beat qualifier Yuan Yue 7-6(5), 6-3 to reach round two after trailing 3-5 in the first set and will next face Marie Bouzkova.
- Coco Gauff opened with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Kamilla Rakhimova, recovering from early serving jitters to secure her 75th major match victory.
- Analysts questioned Swiatek’s approach after she logged 35 unforced errors, including 21 in the first set, and urged a steadier balance between control and aggression.
- Gauff said she has erased the prior ‘mental deficit’ against Swiatek, a mindset shift that has helped cut the head-to-head from 11-1 to 11-5.
- Swiatek downplayed the rivalry ledger, saying each meeting is a separate story, as the two occupy opposite halves of the draw with Gauff on a potential semifinal path toward Aryna Sabalenka.