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Gauff, Andreeva, Eala advance to US Open Round 2
Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, and Alexandra Eala all won their first matches at the US Open tennis tournament.
Coco Gauff, who is ranked fourth, beat Zeynep Sonmez with scores of 6-3 and 6-4.
Mirra Andreeva, ranked fifth, won against Janice Tjen with 6-2 and 6-2.
Alexandra Eala, ranked seventeenth, defeated Mary Stoiana with 6-1 and 6-2.
They all played really well and will now move on to the next round.
Coco Gauff is hoping to become the world's number one player.
Mirra Andreeva has now won 14 out of 15 opening matches in Grand Slams.
Alexandra Eala is having a great season and has won many matches recently.
Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, and Alexandra Eala all advanced to the second round of the US Open with straight-sets victories.
Gauff defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-4, Andreeva beat Janice Tjen 6-2, 6-2, and Eala overpowered Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2.
Gauff is aiming to become the world's No. 1 singles player, currently holding a career-high ranking of No. 2.
Andreeva has reached the second round at the US Open for the fourth consecutive year and has a 14-1 record in Grand Slam opening-round matches.
Eala is having a breakthrough season, winning the Washington, D.C. title and nine of her last 11 matches on hard courts.
- Who
- Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Alexandra Eala
- What
- Advanced to the second round of the US Open
- Where
- Flushing Meadows, New York
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Why
- Each won their respective matches in straight sets
Key facts
- Coco Gauff
- Fourth seed, defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-4
- Mirra Andreeva
- Fifth seed, defeated Janice Tjen 6-2, 6-2
- Alexandra Eala
- Seventeenth seed, defeated Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2
- US Open
- Grand Slam tennis tournament held in New York
- Next opponents
- Gauff: Badosa or Kasatkina; Andreeva: Eva Lys; Eala: Oleksandra Oliynykova






