CNN —It wasn’t too long ago that Coco Gauff exploded onto the scene as a 15-year-old, defeating Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019. Andreeva won the first set against Gauff. Christophe Ena/APDespite her age, Gauff has already played in numerous French Open tournaments and reached the final last year. Armed with that experience, she reset, shored up her second serve, and harnessed her powerful backhand to ultimately outmaneuver Andreeva. 4 Elena Rybakina withdrew from the French Open citing an upper respiratory illness.

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Persons: Coco Gauff, Venus Williams, Gauff, ” Gauff, ” Andreeva, Roland Garros, Andreeva, Christophe Ena, outmaneuver, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Swiatek, China’s Wang Xinyu, Elena Rybakina Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, American, Guardian, WTA, Gauff Locations: Andreeva