American teenager Coco Gauff had a short run at the U.S. Open after falling to Latvian Anastasija Sevastova, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, Monday.
During the first-round match, Gauff's struggles were apparent early on at Louis Armstrong Stadium. She dropped the first set, 6–3, but rallied to win the first two games of the second set. However, the 16-year-old struggled with her serve throughout the day.
Gauff reminded fans why she loves to battle and took advantage of Sevastova's forehand errors to win the final three games of the second set, 7–5, and force a third set.
Although they remained close early on, Sevastova pulled away to win the final set, 6–4, to knock out Gauff.