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Gauff dispatches Gadecki to reach French Open second round / Photo: © AFP
Gauff dispatches Gadecki to reach French Open second round
American Coco Gauff dispatched Australia's Olivia Gadecki in straight sets to get her French Open campaign off to a confident start on Tuesday.
Second seed Gauff, a former French Open finalist, won 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 11 minutes against 91st-ranked Gadecki.
The 21-year-old Gauff next meets either French wildcard Chloe Paquet or Czech qualifier Tereza Valentova in the second round.
"It was really windy. I knew it wasn't going to be a clean match with the wind but overall I'm really happy with the way I played," said Gauff who hit seven double faults.
"It was two different matches depending on what side of the court you are on."
Gauff played her first Grand Slam final at senior level against Iga Swiatek at the 2022 French Open, losing in straight sets.
A year after that, she won the US Open title.
The American is coming off back-to-back final defeats in both Roland Garros warm-up tournaments in Madrid and Rome, losing to world number one Aryna Sabalenka and Italy's Jasmine Paolini respectively.
C.Park--SG
