US OPEN: Coco Gauff Ease Past Mirra Andreeva to reach third round 

Coco Gauff got the better of fellow teenager Mirra Andreeva for the second time in a Grand Slam this year, winning 6-3, 6-2 in 76 minutes with a near-flawless performance to reach the third round of the US Open.

Gauff, 19, had previously defeated 16-year-old Andreeva 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-1 in the third round of Roland Garros on the latter’s Grand Slam debut. The pair are two of the four highest-ranked teenagers on the WTA rankings, with No.63-ranked Andreeva behind only Gauff and two Czech 18-year-olds, Linda Noskova and Linda Fruhvirtova — the latter of whom she is guaranteed to overtake after the US Open.

The result puts Gauff into the third round at Flushing Meadows for the third time in five appearances, and for the third time in a major this year. A champion in Cincinnati two weeks ago, she extends her winning streak to seven matches, the third-longest at tour level of her career so far.

For the second time in a major this year, Coco Gauff claimed victory in an all-teenage tilt over Mirra Andreeva in the second round of the US Open. She will next face Elise Mertens, who won from match point down for the second straight match to defeat Danielle Collins.