Stuttgart Open Highlights: Gauff vs Kudermetova: Coco Gauff got her clay-court season underway with a tough, mistake-ridden three-set win over Veronika Kudermetova in Stuttgart on Wednesday. The 19-year-old American, runner-up at the French Open last year, came through 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3) to set up a last-16 clash with another Russian player, Anastasia Potapova. Follow Srpska Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Staying focussed 💪
In their second meeting this year, @CocoGauff picks up the win over Kudermetova in a tight contest, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3)!#PorscheTennis pic.twitter.com/1DKiGs8iLj
— wta (@WTA) April 19, 2023
World number six Gauff committed 53 unforced errors with 24 winners, while Kudermetova hit 80 unforced errors to 35 winners.
There were 15 breaks of serve in total.
Later Wednesday, Australian Open champion and second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka also starts her clay-court campaign against 2021
French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova.
World number two Sabalenka finished as Stuttgart runner-up in the past two seasons, losing to Ashleigh Barty in 2021 and Iga Swiatek in 2022. Top-ranked Swiatek starts her title defence on Thursday against highly-regarded Zheng Qinwen, the world number 25 from China.
Swiatek arrived in Germany having missed the Miami Open and Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers with a rib injury. “I’m not injured anymore, so that’s the most important thing for me,” said reigning French and US Open champion Swiatek.
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