Coco Gauff reached the third round of the China Open by beating Clara Burel 7-5, 6-3 on Friday in her first match since the U.S. Open. The No. ranked Gauff, who saved a set point when trailing 5-4 in the first set,

Coco Gauff reached the third round of the China Open by beating Clara Burel in her first match since the U.S. Open.

Several players who competed in last weekend’s Laver Cup have struggled to make their mark after long flights to Asia to play in China and Japan, but Carlos Alcaraz was never likely to follow that trail of gloom.