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Gauff advances; Raducanu makes exit

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Paris, May 25: American teenager Coco Gauff advanced to the third round of the French Open by beating Alison van Uytvanck of Belgium 6-1, 7-6 (4).
The 18-year-old Gauff is trying to improve on her quarterfinal run at the French Open last year – her best result at a major.
Gauff twice fell behind by two games in the second set but broke back both times.
The American forced three errors from Van Uytvanck in the tiebreaker.
The 28-year-old Van Uytvanck’s best result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in 2015.
Gauff is the youngest player remaining in the draw and celebrated her high school graduation this week with pictures at the Eiffel Tower.
Also, US Open champion Emma Raducanu lost in the second round to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Sasnovich won 12 of 14 service points in the second set en route to her 16th career victory over a top-20 player.
The 19-year-old Raducanu failed to convert on five break-point chances at 1-1 in the third set.
Sasnovich advanced to the third round at Roland Garros for the first time. (AP)

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