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Asking for more noise from the partisan fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium—and, naturally, getting it—Gauff grabbed the last 10 games for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over No. 32 Elise Mertens.

ByAssociated Press

Published Sep 02, 2023

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NEW YORK (AP) — Things were not going well for Coco Gauff at the US Open on Friday night.

Her shots were off. She was struggling to hold serve. She dropped a set. All the while, Gauff was talking to her coaches, Brad Gilbert and Pere Riba. Talking to herself. Slapping her thigh or putting her palm to her face.

And when the No. 6-seeded Gauff needed to lift her game, when she needed to get headed in the right direction before it was too late, she did just that. Did she ever. Asking for more noise from the partisan fans at Arthur Ashe stadium—and, naturally, getting it—Gauff grabbed the last 10 games for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over No. 32 Elise Mertens to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.

"The energy today definitely helped me. I felt you guys," said Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida. "I played every point my hardest."

The 2022 French Open runner-up won for the 14th time in her past 15 matches, all on hard courts.

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