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Gauff Through to 3rd of China Open with Win over Fernandez. Alcaraz Triumphs in Japan for 65th Win
Defending champion Coco Gauff survived a 2-hour 45-minute match to secure a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 win over Leylah Fernandez and advance to the China Open third round.
- On Sunday, Coco Gauff beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 at the National Tennis Center in Beijing to reach the third round of the China Open.
- Defending champion Coco Gauff entered Beijing aiming to preserve her bid for back-to-back China Open titles.
- After dropping the second set, Coco Gauff struggled to serve out the third before breaking Leylah Fernandez late in the deciding set; Fernandez saved a match point at 5-5 but netted.
- The world number three now faces either Switzerland's Belinda Bencic or qualifier Priscilla Hon for a place in the quarter-finals.
- After the match, Coco Gauff said `I did what I needed to do to win today` and called the contest `very physical`; the China Open runs alongside a men's ATP 500 event led by Jannik Sinner.
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Alcaraz into Japan semis as Gauff wins in China
Carlos Alcaraz marched into the semi-finals of the Japan Open with an imperious 6-2 6-4 victory over Brandon Nakashima in Tokyo. The Spanish top seed fired 39 winners and never faced a break point as he brushed aside the American, dismissing any lingering concerns about an ankle injury he sustained in the opening round. The world number one will face Norwegian fourth seed Casper Ruud in the semi-finals on Monday as he aims for an eighth ATP titl…
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Coco Gauff struggles but holds off Leylah Fernandez to advance in China
Coco Gauff fended off a feisty challenge from Leylah Fernandez as she continued her title defense Sunday at the China Open in Beijing.
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The two players exchanged no less than nine breaks in the third set and 15 for the whole game.
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