PARIS: Last year’s runner-up Coco Gauff recovered from losing the first set to beat Spain’s Rebeka Masarova today and reach the French Open second round.
The American sixth seed battled to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 success and will take on either Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus or Austria’s Julia Grabher next.
“Rebeka played a great match but I’m pleased I managed to turn it around,” said Gauff.
“I know that I’m confident on the surface and these conditions.”
Gauff, who lost to Iga Swiatek in last year’s final, was broken early in the match and then saw eight break points come and go as Masarova held on to take the first set.
But the 19-year-old Gauff raced through the second and then wasted little time in wrapping up the match as she broke serve three times in the decider.