15-YEAR-OLD Cori Gauff saves 2 MPs to stun Hercog in the 3rd round of Wimbledon

LONDON. Gauff shocks Hercog

Luke Meyer

6 July 2019

Cori Gauff beats Polona Hercog 6-3 6-7(7) 5-7 in the 3^rd round in London on Friday after playing an outstanding match.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

Hercog won the set after she broke Gauff in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (6-3) game.

2^nd set.

Hercog was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Gauff in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, Gauff found the way to come back to break Hercog in the 9^th (4-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 7.

The American saved 2 match points. The first when she was 3-6 2-5 down and the next one in the following game.

3^rd set.

Gauff won the set after she broke Polona in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 12^th (7-5) game. The Slovenian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (4-3) game. However, the American refused to give way before winning the set.

After this contest, the head to head between Gauff and Hercog is 1-0 for Cori.