Gauff eases past Kenin in Auckland

Coco Gauff battles past Sofia Kenin in a rather tough matchup 6-4 6-4 played indoors in Auckland due to the rain that delayed play for hours.

The event has been dealing with scheduling issues for the past few days due to the rain but the hope was that they'll play some tennis today. They did but once again it was with delay and it was indoors as the rain just won't stop falling. It was tricky adjusting to both players but Gauff was a bit better at doing so.

Many expected her to easily roll Kenin but that didn't happen either. She took an early break in the first set but lost it towards the end to make it 5-4. She broke Kenin once more at that time to take the set 6-4. It was a very exciting affair because Kenin Battled hard and gave Gauff quite a few issues.

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The second set was fairly similar but Gauff played much better and more stable on her serve. She didn't face any break points after facing 7 in the first set and closed out the match at 5-4 by breaking Kenin. Overall a good win for Gauff who would have probably won the match more easily had it been played outdoors.