NEW DELHI: Sixth-seeded Coco Gauff beat Laura Siegemund 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in a tense first-round match at the U.S. Open on Monday. The German was much tougher than anyone expected, and Gauff had to fight back to win.
The U.S. teenager and the crowd at home were shocked when Siegemund, who is ranked 121 in the world, won the first set with a range of shots and some amazing plays at the net.