Third seed, Coco Gauff is through to the fourth round at Roland Garros after steadying herself in a shaky second set to record a straight set 6-2, 6-4 victory over Dayana Yastremska.
The American was serving for the match at 5-2 up before 30th seed Yastremska mounted a fightback which Gauff held firm to repel to continue her quest for a second major title after last year’s triumph at the US Open.
She will face Elisabetta Cocciaretto next after the Italian, upset Russian 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time in her career.
“It’s important to expect great things from yourself but I’m 20 and I’m hoping to be playing for another 10 years or so,” Gauff said.
“Going into the Australian Open I was more nervous in the first couple of rounds, but now it’s one match at a time.”
Gauff, a natural clay-court player, could face a stern test against Cocciaretto, who has beaten two seeded players in her three matches in Paris.