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Gauff Saves Match Point, Advances to Italian Open Quarterfinals

5/13/2026

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Coco Gauff beat Iva Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 after saving a match point in a 2-hour-46-minute match on Center Court at the Italian Open.
Gauff moves to the quarterfinals to play Mirra Andreeva, who beat Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-3.
Andreeva leads their head-to-head 4-0 and holds Adelaide and Linz titles, while 16th-seed Jovic reached the 2026 Australian Open quarterfinals.

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Coco Gauff beat Iva Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 after saving a match point in a 2-hour-46-minute match on Center Court at the Italian Open.
Gauff moves to the quarterfinals to play Mirra Andreeva, who beat Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-3.
Andreeva leads their head-to-head 4-0 and holds Adelaide and Linz titles, while 16th-seed Jovic reached the 2026 Australian Open quarterfinals.