{"id":289279,"date":"2023-08-30T19:34:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=289279"},"modified":"2023-08-30T19:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:34:26","slug":"coco-gauff-wins-teenage-battle-against-mirra-andreeva-to-advance-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/tennis\/coco-gauff-wins-teenage-battle-against-mirra-andreeva-to-advance-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff wins teenage battle against Mirra Andreeva to advance in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The original teenage star beat the new kid on the block as Coco Gauff knocked 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva out of the US Open.<\/p>\n
Gauff, who burst onto the scene when she beat Venus Williams on her way to the fourth round at Wimbledon aged 15, ousted the Russian rookie 6-3 6-2.<\/p>\n
The sixth seed, still only 19, had to come from behind to beat Laura Siegemund in a drama-filled three-setter on Monday, but she had a far more gentle work-out this time on Arthur Ashe.<\/p>\n
Gauff is fast becoming a live contender for the title this year having won 13 of her 14 matches since losing in the Wimbledon first round to fellow American Sofia Kenin.<\/p>\n
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She lost a first-set tie-break against Andreeva at this year\u2019s French Open but came back to win in three.<\/p>\n
Gauff said: \u201cI just learned then to be aggressive, because if you give her something she is going to take advantage.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has a great future in front of her \u2013 I think she is going to be back on this stage many more times.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was another home success in New York when Taylor Townsend beat Brazilian 19th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6 (1) 7-5.<\/p>\n