Coco Gauff’s 2025 US Open campaign has been a rollercoaster of emotion and resilience, culminating in a commanding third-round victory that secured her place in the second week. After a tearful and technically fraught second-round win over Donna Vekic, where she battled serving woes and overwhelming pressure, Gauff delivered a composed performance against Poland’s Magdalena Frech, winning 6-3, 6-1 in a stark display of improvement.

Her serve, which had plagued her earlier in the tournament with 18 double faults across the first two matches, showed significant refinement, landing 76% of first serves and yielding just four double faults, a testament to her work with biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan. This stress-free win not only marked her 16th round-of-16 appearance at a major before tu

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