Gauff overcomes Sierra to reach 3rd round at Wimbledon - ESPN

LONDON — Coco Gauff came from a break down in the third set and then won the last six points of the tiebreaker to beat Solana Sierra 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) on Wednesday to reach the third round at Wimbledon.

Gauff was two points away from losing the match when Sierra served at 5-4 in the third set but won three straight points to break back. In the 10-point tiebreaker, she trailed 7-4 but didn't lose another point, sealing the win with an ace and then screaming out loud with both fists clenched.

«When she had to serve for the match I just reminded myself that I'm a great returner as well,» Gauff said. «I was just trying to be positive and I think that showed.»

Gauff had her breakthrough at Wimbledon in 2019 when she reached the fourth round as a 15-year-old, beating Venus Williams in the first round. But while she has won both the US Open and the French Open since then, she has yet to make the quarterfinals at the All England Club despite two more trips to the fourth round.

As it happens, that win over Williams also came on July 1 on No. 1 Court.

«It was kind of my breakout moment, and playing against one of my idols was insane,» Gauff said. «Every time I walk down this hallway I get deja vu and I just remind myself, like, if I could do that (seven) years ago, I'm definitely a better player since then. So I definitely can do it now.»

Sierra was hoping to make another splash at Wimbledon, too. Last year, she became the first so-called lucky loser in the Open Era to reach the fourth round of the women's tournament at the All England Club.

Naomi Osaka did make another another splash by showing off a new look again before winning her second-round match earlier Wednesday.

Osaka, whose fashion reveals have become an event of their