Wimbledon: Coco Gauff into round three after impressive win over Mihaela Buzarnescu on Centre Court

Coco Gauff is into round three of Wimbledon after an impressive straight sets win over Mihaela Buzarnescu. The teenager, who burst onto the scene at just 15 when she beat Venus Williams in 2019, wowed the Centre Court crowd once more with a 6-2 6-3 win. Ad/> Gauff seized the early break leaving Buzarnescu trailing 3-1 after just 12 minutes.

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«Honestly, when the schedule came out, I was shocked that we were on Centre,» she said afterwards. «I honestly didn't think I would play on this court until maybe like the quarters of semis if I made it that far. So pretty honoured to be on Centre Court today.

Especially following Nadal. /> »I think that's pretty special too. So thank you guys.