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Coco Gauff of the United States defeated Wimbledon champion Jelena Ryvakina 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(3) in the second round marathon at the Canadian Open on Wednesday to rank number one in the world. Iga Swiatek overtook Australia's Ajra. Tomljanovic 6-1 6-2.
The 18-year-old French Open finalist advanced through the first set with her four aces before breaking Ryvakina in the seventh game to close the match. It looked like it was definitely taken.
However, Ryvakina fended off her four match points in the second set tiebreaker and refused to take the match.
Gauff struggled in the third set, where she tripped on seven doubles when two players exchanged breaks of serve.
The American then dug deep to regain her composure, scoring five straight points to win the third set tiebreaker.
His Swiatek of Poland had no such problems against Tomljanovic in an almost routine affair on his court at center.
The Australian qualifier showed a bit of vitality, trading her two breaks in the second set, but her two-time French Open champion won the fifth game. Gaining footing to cap her 19th straight win on hard courts.
Czech Karolina Pliskova sent American Amanda Anisimova off in the 53rd minute as she escaped 6-1 6-1 after breaking in the fourth game of the first set. I was.
Days after Anisimova bounced her back in the second round of her Silicon Valley Classic, the former world number one sent her seven services her ace and first served her. scored her three of almost her fourth of the points. She next faces Greek powerhouse Maria Sakkari.
Romania's Simona Halep won the Grand Slam twice, where she beat China's Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-2. (Reporting by Amy Tennery, New York)
