Coco Gauff sailed into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday with a routine win over Magdalena Frech as men’s reigning champion Jannik Sinner prepared to ramp up his title bid.

Gauff swept past Polish 28th seed Frech 6-3, 6-1 in her most polished display of the tournament to boost her hopes of collecting a second US Open title and third Grand Slam overall.

After battling to a tearful victory in the previous round, a much more composed Gauff dispatched Frech with relative ease on the main Arthur Ashe Stadium showcourt.

“I thought today I played well,” said Gauff, through to the last 16 in New York for the fourth year in a row.

“It’s been an emotional week, but I think I needed those tough moments to move forward. I was putting so much pressure on myself.

“I think today showed I was re

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