Coco Gauff dug deep to see off Magda Linette in straight sets to reach the last 16 at the Italian Open on Sunday. (More Tennis News)
Having had to come from behind in her opener in Rome, Gauff needed just one hour and 42 minutes to triumph 7-5 6-3.
Gauff started brightly, going a break up to earn a 3-1 lead, but Linette responded immediately and levelled the score again shortly after.
Both players looked strong on serve, but Gauff found another edge right at the end of the first set to get on top.
The pair again traded breaks in the second set, with the American twice going a break up. At 5-2, Gauff had three match-point attempts, but Linette held her serve.
The Pole tried to hold off Gauff in the final game, but after stopping Gauff from converting a fourth match point, she could not do so a fifth time.
Gauff will face Emma Raducanu in the round of 16, after the Brit staged an impressive comeback to beat Veronika Kudermetova.
Raducanu won in two and a half hours, claiming a 7-5 6-0 6-1 victory.
Raducanu had got into a promising position at 5-4 in the first set, but she lost her next two service games as Kudermetova took the lead.
However, the Russian's momentum swiftly left her as Raducanu rallied in style with an eight-game winning streak, taking the second set before setting up a strong finish.
Kudermetova바카라 웹사이트did pull a game back to halt the streak, but it was in vain as Raducanu also won the final four games, converting match point on the third attempt with an eighth break of the match.
Data Debrief: Gauff marches on
Only Gabriela Sabatini (six) and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (five) have reached more round of 16s in Rome in the Open Era than Coco Gauff (four) before turning 22.
She impressed on serve to best Linette. She won 74% of her first-serve points (32/43), 62% of her service points (48/77) and only dropped serve twice.
