Gauff, the 21-year-old world No. 2, survived another day of subpar serving and scraped herself off the pavement of the Canadian Open to win her second consecutive three-set match, beating Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. It was Gauff’s ninth win in 10 three-set matches this season.

Coco Gauff credited 18-year-old Victoria Mboko’s “high-level tennis” after falling in straight sets to the teen at the National Bank Open.

Coco Gauff called out what she said were unfair comparisons between her and Victoria Mboko after being stunned by the Canadian teenager at the National Bank Open. Top seed Gauff was blown away 6-1 6-4 in just 82 minutes to miss out on a place in the quarter-finals.