Tatjana Maria vs. Coco Gauff Extended Highlights | 2024 US Open Round 2

Tatiana first of all you've played Coco before how much does that help you going on to the biggest of stages tonight yeah I mean I think it helps a lot but uh still I'm very excited to play one of the biggest CT in the world and my family is out there so I'm really happy yeah that was the next question how excited are you this is the first time for you of being on Arthur rash stadium so how much does that mean to you it means a lot because uh I think Charlotte her dream is to play one day on this court so it makes me really proud that she can watch today this match and I'm really looking forward to it all right best of luck tonight and if few were in this in this matchup the the slice actually doesn't bother Coco she doesn't mind with that grip coming from low to high it's perfectly done there again from Coco she can play these points patiently Tatiana Maria cannot step in and but as you referenced Lindsay there slightly smaller level events game go that's nicely done using the whole Court there from Maria all right as easily as go broke she a little something 109 up Tatiana Maria and [Applause] she that's a great play from golf just another way that Koko can kind of mix things up in this match bag on her back brackets and all and by the way not not to like Tech right Maria Carly from Argentina 15 boy they've been some startling results [Applause] whatever that I can't tell if it's a not a tablet but something has has her completely focused yeah whatever it is I want to get my grandson Cecilia belief that the harder she goes the better it will be C done a pretty nice job of managing her serve and it was such a problem earlier in her career expressions are reflecting what she's feeling not what boy got mixed in it jet go at the right moment and that may be the first Spark withs the St so much variety from both players but this one so deep by GF pushes Tatiana even further back head and then a wellplayed drop shot just the right time I wasn't sure we're high up I wasn't sure if that ball was going to stay a good saved a couple of break points there though oh my shouldn't get a hit on it cuz it's B into the umpire's CH yes exactly all right let's see if Maria plays this point the same way wow go proved one thing among many as you wound up winning his title last year she could handle the distraction and that said the go managed to win let's see Ted if maybe just getting that first set under AEL just like that and I'm asking you this as a champion absolutely tougher for Coco to dictate against some of those big hitters like SAA yeah that's one way right there and that's how you start no he play Department Ted I do know that drop shotting golf is seldomly successful again probably the fastest player out on tour on the women's side J Michael gamble saying same thing as Sono kept trying to drop shot Tommy Paul okay how many times do you have to miss to realize yeah it's not the play it's exactly what we wanted to see happen in the beginning of the second set 10 once SC kind of got through she looks a little bit more comfortable out here okay go well that's you see it you see it coming you know it's going to your forehand guess what tougher to defend that's a nicely constructed point for Maria really changed gears there went for a couple of deep better measured point there all right go go 14 13 ch [Applause] finish the point there must have felt like she was against the hitting part this is what 20 slices in a row got finishes full 6 the point must have felt like she was against a hitting partner just 20 slices in a row they saved the longest point for the last [Applause] point and TCH has gotten through to the third round

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