Coco Gauff battled back to defeat Anastasia Potapova in three sets (3-6, 6-2, 6-4) on Tuesday to advance to the second round of her U.S. Open tournament debut.
Gauff dropped the first three games of the first set against Potapova, an 18-year-old former junior No. 1, and broke Potapova for the first time when she was serving for the set at 5-1. Potapova claimed the first set 6-3 after Gauff struggled with her serve, recording four double faults and 16 unforced errors.
After trading breaks to open the second set, Gauff rallied to a 6-2 win to even the match.