Coco Gauff has gotten her revenge on Donna Vekic after routing the Croatian tennis star 6-4 6-2 and later admitted that she was additional motivated to win their United Cup match.
Half a 12 months in the past, the American suffered one among her most heartbreaking losses when she was crushed by the world No. 18 within the Paris Olympics round-of-16.
However on Tuesday – of their first assembly for the reason that Olympics – the world No. 3 took care of the enterprise and did not permit one other upset to occur.
Since Taylor Fritz additionally defeated Borna Coric, the USA gained the tie versus Croatia.
After ending Group A in Sydney with a 2-0 report, the American staff progressed into the quarterfinal stage on the United Cup.
How Gauff overcame Vekic and what she stated afterward?
The American began off with two early breaks to open a cushty 4-1 lead.
Coco Gauff© United Cup/X – Honest Use
Within the fifth recreation, the Croatian managed to get one break again however she did not have sufficient to fully get again into set because the 20-year-old served out for the opener within the tenth recreation.
After sealing the opener, Gauff additionally took Vekic’s serve within the first and fifth video games and went up by a double break earlier than placing the curtain on the match within the eighth recreation.
“I’m really happy with how I played today, She’s a great player, and the Olympics loss hurt, so I definitely was thinking about it today as motivation to do better,” the American stated.
“The game I got broken, she played a great game. I have no regrets off that game … but I’m really happy with how I served today and how I competed throughout the whole match.”
Earlier than beating Vekic, Gauff additionally ousted Leylah Fernandez in her United Cup opener.
