MONTREAL (AP) \u2014 Coco Gauff overcame 14 more double-faults to beat Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday in the National Bank Open.<\/p>\n
Two days after surviving 23 double-faults and a third-set tiebreaker against fellow American Danielle Collins, the top-seeded Gauff rallied from a set and break down against Kudermetova to reach the round of 16.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a tough match,\u201d Gauff said. \u201cI thought I did well mentally, especially on the return. I was playing an opponent that served really well. Obviously, I would like to serve better on my end, but overall, just happy to get through.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gauff, No. 2 in the world behind Aryna Sabalenka, entered the week having lost two straight matches since winning the French Open, falling in her opening matches in Berlin and Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does give positives that I am winning these matches having literally one part of my game on a crutch,\u201d Gauff said. \u201cIf I can stand on both feet, then I can only imagine that it will be a lot more straight-forward and a lot easier for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graf set up a match with 18-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, a 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 winner over Marie Bouzkova of Czechia in the night session.<\/p>\n
Mboko is the last of the nine Canadians left.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a very difficult match, I feel like, mentally and physically for me,” Mboko said. \u201cI\u2019m just really happy to have come out with the win.\u201d<\/p>\n
McCartney Kessler of the United States upset fourth-seeded Mirra Andreeva of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-4. In the next round, Kessler will face Marta Kostyuk of the Ukraine. Kostyuk beat 15th-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Australia 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).<\/p>\n
Dayana Yastremska of the Ukraine knocked off eighth-seeded Emma Navarro 7-5, 6-4 in a night match. She’ll face ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, a 6-0, 7-6 (5) winner over Jaqueline Cristian of Romania in the last match of the day.<\/p>\n
Tenth-seeded Elina Svitolina beat Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia 7-5, 6-2.<\/p>\n
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