No. 18 Coco Gauff posted a 6–3, 6–4 win over Kaia Kanepi on Friday in Paris to punch her ticket to the fourth round of the French Open for the second straight year.
Gauff recorded six aces and took advantage of 29 unforced errors by Kanepi to dispatch her Estonian opponent in 1 hour and 23 minutes. At 18 years old, Gauff is the youngest woman remaining in the French Open draw.
Gauff dropped her serve to open the match but answered by winning the next five games to seize control. She followed capturing the first set by winning four of the final five games of the second to end the match….