Coco Gauff overcomes 23 double faults to return to winning ways after disappointing Wimbledon exit, while Alexander Zverev and Lorenzo Musetti advance;The US Open is live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app from August 24
Wednesday 30 July 2025 06:59, UK
Coco Gauff made a winning return to competition on Tuesday night as she recorded her first victory since being crowned the French Open champion.
Gauff had to overcome 23 double-faults to win for the first time since the Roland Garros final, outlasting fellow American Danielle Collins 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2) in the second round of the National Bank Open.
Gauff hadn’t played since losing in the first round at Wimbledon and appeared to have made a change to her serving grip during her time away. She struggled with it during the match, hitting some serves that were well long and others that were soft and easily pounced on by the powerful Collins.
“It was a frustrating match for me,” Gauff said. “I felt like I was practising well and then I don’t think I transferred it today, but hopefully I got my bad match of the tournament out of the way and I can come back stronger in the next round.”
A balky serve ended her U.S.
Open title defence last year, when she committed 19 double-faults in a fourth-round loss to Emma Navarro. The serve was even more erratic Tuesday, though Gauff did hit a good one to end the match with an ace.
She is the top seed in Montreal due to the withdrawal of top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, the player Gauff beat to win the French Open in June.
Gauff will face Veronika Kudermetova in the third round and said she had plenty left after the match that lasted two hours, 55 minutes, adding she could possibly cut that in half if she cleaned up her serve.
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Source: Skysports
