Gauff outlasts qualifier Mboko in Rome three-set turnaround
No. 4 seed Coco Gauff battled back from a set down to outlast teenage qualifier Victoria Mboko 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 and clinch a spot in the third round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Friday night.
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Coco Gauff had to work extremely hard to get past fast-rising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko and win her opening match at the 2025 Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Friday night
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No. 32 seed Magda Linette came from 6-1, 4-3 down to defeat qualifier Maria Sakkari in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia second round -- having lost to the Greek player in straight sets at the same stage of Madrid two weeks previously. Linette will take on No. 3 seed Coco Gauff in the third round -- Gauff leads their head-to-head 2-1, but Linette won their most recent meeting at 2025 Miami.
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