US Open: Gauff, finds form (and emotional stability), dominates Frech to reach fourth round

American Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed, defeated Magdalena Frech of Poland, the No. 28 seed, 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Gauff reaches the second week of the US Open for the fourth straight year.

Gauff, ranked No. 3 in the world, will next face the winner of the match between Australian Daria Kasatkina (No. 15 seed) and Japan’s Naomi Osaka (No. 23 seed).

This dominant victory comes after two difficult first-round matches for the 2023 champion, both on a tennis and emotional level. The 21-year-old American had previously beaten Croatian Donna Vekic (7-6 (5), 6-2), a match during which she broke into tears, and edged out Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5) earlier in the tournament.

Frech, ranked No. 30, performed at her expected level by reaching the third round. She had defeated American Peyton Stearns (6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2) and Australian wildcard Talia Gibson (6-2, 6-2) to get there.

New York (Grand Slam), other third-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 90.000.000, most recent results first):

• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Maria Sakkari
• Anna Kalinskaya vs. Iga Swiatek
• Amanda Anisimova vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Laura Siegemund
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Naomi Osaka
• Diane Parry vs. Marta Kostyuk: saturday
• Linda Noskova vs. Karolina Muchova: saturday
• Taylor Townsend beat Mirra Andreeva (5): 7-5, 6-2
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Leylah Fernandez (31): 6-3, 7-6 (2)
• Barbora Krejcikova beat Emma Navarro (10): 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Ann Li beat Priscilla Hon (Q): 7-5, 6-3
• Cristina Bucsa beat Elise Mertens (19): 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Jessica Pegula (4) beat Victoria Azarenka: 6-1, 7-5
• Marketa Vondrousova beat Jasmine Paolini (7): 7-6 (4), 6-1
• Elena Rybakina (9) beat Emma Raducanu: 6-1, 6-2