Coco Gauff Cruises Past Taylor Townsend in Straight Sets to Kick Off French Open Title Defence

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World No.4 Coco Gauff opened her French Open title defence with a commanding 6-4, 6-0 win over fellow American Taylor Townsend on Court Philippe-Chatrier. After an early service break, Gauff steadied herself at 3-3 in the first set before pulling away. She then dominated the second set in just 24 minutes to seal her spot in round two. Gauff praised her long-time friend Taylor Townsend and credited her team’s game plan. Despite the 33°C heat, she joked that the ice packs were more for the fans’ benefit. She now faces Egypt’s Mayar Sherif in the next round.

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