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Gauff survives tense Bencic test to reach Beijing quarter-finals / Photo: © AFP
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Gauff survives tense Bencic test to reach Beijing quarter-finals
Defending champion Coco Gauff fought back to beat Belinda Bencic 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in a tense encounter Tuesday and reach the China Open quarter-finals.
Gauff next plays either Eva Lys of Germany or fellow American McCartney Kessler in Beijing.
"It was a tough match," Gauff said. "I had chances in the first to close it out but overall I'm happy with how I fought. She was being really aggressive."
There were frustrations on both sides of the court at a largely empty stadium as the players switched between one half darkened by shade and the other in the blazing sun.
There was a flashpoint between the two players during a changeover in the second set when Switzerland's 15th seed Bencic said: "Your team is chatting. I'm too old for these mind games, okay?"
"You're the one playing the mind games," Gauff, the second seed, shot back.
The 21-year-old Gauff kept it together to win the tiebreak when Tokyo Olympic champion Bencic double-faulted on set point and threw her racquet in anger.
The world number three Gauff broke early in the third set and carried that momentum through to win when a flagging Bencic returned into the net.
With her last-16 victory, Gauff qualified for the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia in November.
"Happy to qualify once again. Happy to be back in Riyadh and I'm glad I was able to do it here," Gauff told the on-court interviewer.
"It's been a tough tournament so far, but I'm happy to get through."
U.Campbell--SFF
