"I'm good at it" - Gauff embracing her prowess on clay following third round win at Roland Garros

Coco Gauff advanced to the fourth round of Roland Garros on Friday, taking out Kaia Kanepi in straight sets to secure another convincing victory in Paris.

The 18-year old American, who is the youngest player left in the draw, secured a 6-3 6-4 win over her veteran opponent, who just happened to be the oldest player left in the draw at 36.

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"I knew today going in was going to be a tough match," admitted Gauff. " She beat Muguruza first round. She's a tough player before and I played her before in the past and we had a close two-set match - I knew today was going to be close."

With her win, Gauff improves to 8-2 lifetime at Roland-Garros and 25-9 on the clay.

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"I've been coming to France since I was 10 years old, so I think that helped me, I was training a lot at Mouratoglou Academy when I was younger, and even now, so I guess that makes me a clay-court - I don't want to say specialist, but I'm good at it," added the American.

Gauff will face big-hitting Belgian Elise Mertens in the round of 16.