Coco Gauff is through to the fourth round at the Canadian for the third time in her career after defeating Veronika Kudermetova over three sets.
Gauff was given a favourable path to the semifinals in Montreal, but it hasn’t all been plain sailing for the American so far, who survived another tough three-setter with the Russian.
In her opening matchup at the tournament, she narrowly clinched a victory over compatriot Danielle Collins in a third-set tiebreak after serving up 23 double faults.
She will face Victoria Mboko in the next round, but not before Gauff continues her doubles campaign, where she has found a big difference in her serving performance.
Coco Gauff explains the difference in her serve when playing doubles
Speaking after her victory over Kudermetova, Gauff said: “My doubles yesterday, I hit zero double faults, so it was just, like, okay. It’s definitely positive.
“I just would like to serve how I do in doubles in singles, but that was the reason to play is just to give myself pressure moments.
“You know, it’s weird. I feel more pressure serving in doubles than in singles because I don’t want to sit here and give the match away for my partner.
“So I’m trying to take that mentality into singles, but it’s not so easy. Yeah, I’m happy that I have another chance to compete and another chance to get better.”
Coco Gauff’s serving difference in doubles at the Canadian Open
So far in singles at the Canadian Open, Gauff has recorded a total of 37 double faults, with an additional 14 coming in her clash with Kudermetova.
In two matches, she tallied first serve percentages of 53% and 61%, and has been broken a total of 12 times.
However, in her first-round match in doubles, Gauff and her partner, McCartney Kessler, only totalled 4 double faults between them.
They also enjoyed a much higher first serve percentage of 75%, conceding three breaks in the contest.
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