Mubadala Citi DC Open: Gauff makes last eight, Bencic next
Coco Gauff beat Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday night. She’ll face Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Coco Gauff in the first round of Roland-Garros 2023 (Federico Pestellini/Panoramic)
No 3 seed Coco Gauff beat qualifier Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday night.
Gauff, ranked No 7, will face Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 6 seed, next.
Baptiste, ranked No 204, won against Karolina Pliskova (6-1, 0-6, 6-3) in the previous round.
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