After a slow start\u2014she trailed 2-0 and 3-1 in the opening set\u2014Gauff appeared to be on her way to a routine victory, up 6-4, 4-2. But Tomljanovic was unbowed, slugging her way back into the match, denying Gauff when she was two points from victory at 6-5, and blitzing the American in the second-set tiebreak, 7-2, to force a decider<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gauff took the early advantage in the third, pulling ahead 3-1. But she couldn\u2019t convert break opportunities in each of Tomljanovic\u2019s next two service games and was broken serving for the match at 5-4, a pair of double faults gifting Tomljanovic an early advantage in the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gauff then dug deep to break for a 6-5 lead held her serve to secure the hard-fought win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Next up for Gauff is Donna Vekic, the former world No. 17 who reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2024 and the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2019. Vekic outlasted world No. 40 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in a tough three-setter in the opening round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Naomi Osaka kicked off her US Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Greet Minnen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Facing the 106th-ranked Belgian, Osaka attained a solid level inside Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday night to seal a place in the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Naomi Osaka kicked off her US Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Greet Minnen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Osaka will next play Hailey Baptiste in the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n