Coco Goff and Jessica Pegula led an American march in the fourth round in Paris at the French Open on Saturday.
The second seed Goff defeated the Czech Mary Buzkova 6–1, 7-6 (3), while the third seed Pegula excluded former Russian Wimbledon Champion Marketa Wondrasova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to the Clays of Garros, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Madison Keys, number 7 seed, fellow American Sophia Kenin, number 31 Seed, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 survived three matches. Haley Baptist defeated Jessica Buzas Manero in straight sets, and was disturbed by the manager’s partner Spaniard, number 10 Seed Paula Badosa, Australia’s 6–1, 7-5 number 17 Daria Kasatkina.
Russia’s No. 6 Mirra Andreeva, through his match, hover out number 32 seed, Yulia Putinswa of Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-1. Andreeva will meet Kastkina in the fourth round, while the keys and baptists will close.
Buzkova was likely to expand the match against Gauf. Below 5-3 in the second set with two points from winning the set, Gauf fought back to break the service, then finally proceeded to the tie-breaker. It was a dirty second set for both women, each served four times.
Gauf doubled the number of winners compared to 32 compared to 16 for his opponent in two sets.
“She was playing well, putting a lot of balls in court (in the second set),” Goff said. “It was difficult, but overall I was happy how I was able to live in it.
“I was playing well in the first set. In the second I missed some balls. He put a lot of balls back. Every rival who struggles with him.”
Goff Next will face number 20 Seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who will win 6-2, 5-2 winners Russian Veronica Kudematova.
Pegula, for its share, survived an unstable set before kicking her game into another gear. She was unable to do a break point against Wondrasova in the first set, but in the other, Pegula broke Russian in three consecutive games.
The American had six aces, while Wondrasova blamed six times a day.
Pegula was relieved to get through the match.
“There were clearly some opportunities in the first, but sometimes you can’t get a lot of brakes,” Pegula said after the match. “You are very close, so close. … I think I finally freed when I broke it.
In the fourth round, Pegula will play Lois Boison of France, 6-3, 0–6, 7-5 winners on their compatriot, wild card Elsa Jequmot.
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