Cori Gauff conquers Kanepi in the 3rd round. INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

Cori Gauff tops Kaia Kanepi 6-3 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Paris on Friday. Gauff is going to play against Elise Mertens in the 4^th round. The match lasted just 0 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this event was reaching the quarter in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Paris

Gauff's Record

Gauff’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Gauff

Kanepi

6-3 6-4
1h:23

69

69

Total points

57

57

31

31

Winners

18

18

45%

45%

Ratio Winners

32%

32%

13

13

Unforced

29

29

31%

31%

Ratio Unforced

69%

69%

4/7

4/7

Net Approaches

7/12

7/12

57%

57%

Perc

58%

58%

-- Serve --

6

6

Aces

2

2

5

5

Double Faults

2

2

63%

63%

1st in

59%

59%

69%

69%

1st won

56%

56%

31/45

31/45

1st won

18/32

18/32

44%

44%

2nd won

45%

45%

12/27

12/27

2nd won

10/22

10/22

-- Break Points --

5/10

5/10

Total

3/9

3/9

50%

50%

Won

33%

33%

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At the end of the match, Cori scored 69 points vs. the Estonian’s 57.

Gauff

The American was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (5/10).

Kanepi

On the other side, the Estonian wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Kanepi is 2-0 for Cori.

Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Gauff will play Mertens in the 4^th round.

This will be the 2^nd time that Cori Gauff and Elise Mertens clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Gauff won 0-6 7-6⁴ 7-5 in the 1^st round in Eastbourne back in 2021.

Live score progression and stats

Gauff started the set strong after breaking Kaia Kanepi in the 1^st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, the American succeeded in coming back to break the Estonian 3 times in the 2^nd (1-1), in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 6^th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-3).

The American failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 40.

There was a pivotal moment in this set when the American won 5 consecutive games in the 1^st set so as to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

Gauff converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2^nd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4^th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5^th game (4-1 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Estonian converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had her opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3^rd (1-1 40-A) and the 7^th game (1-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 64 points. Cori conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Kaia (36-28). Gauff lost 18 points on serve (23-18). On the other side, Kaia conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

Gauff overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Kaia Kanepi in the 1^st game (1-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the American to win the set because Kaia managed to break back in the 4^th (2-2) game. Gauff maintained her focus to break Kaia in the 7^th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).

The American converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40), the 5^th (2-2 30-40) and the 7^th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Kaia converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4^th game (1-2 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 62 points. Cori was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than the Estonian (33-29). Cori dropped 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, Kanepi conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).

Tennis Scores at the ATP Winston-Salem

• Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Belinda BencicBencic (7-5 3-6 7-5) – Stats and score progression
• Cori GauffGauff – Kaia KanepiKanepi (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
• Elise MertensMertens – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (6-2 6-3) – Stats and score progression
• Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (6-7⁷ 6-2 3-0 ret.) – Stats and score progression
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• Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (4-6 7-5 7-6⁵) – Stats and score progression

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