Gauff rallies past Sierra in Wimbledon tiebreaker
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- Coco Gauff came from a break down in the third set and won the last six points of the tiebreaker to beat Solana Sierra 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) on Wednesday, advancing to Wimbledon's third round.
- Gauff was two points from losing when Sierra served at 5-4 in the third set, broke back, then trailed 7-4 in the tiebreaker before winning six straight points and sealing the match with an ace.
- Gauff has won the US Open and French Open but has yet to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals across three prior fourth-round trips, including her 2019 breakthrough at age 15 when she upset Venus Williams on No. 1 Court.
- Solana Sierra was aiming to replicate her 2024 run as the first lucky loser in the Open era to reach the women's fourth round at the All England Club.
- Naomi Osaka beat qualifier Anastasia Gasanova 6-3, 6-2 in her second-round match, drawing attention with an all-white outfit featuring a wide belt and detachable train — a shift from her Monday "Kill Bill"-inspired kimono.
- Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat McCartney Kessler 6-1, 7-6 (9), saving two set points before converting her third match point; she next faces Jelena Ostapenko.
Why it matters: Gauff's escape keeps alive her bid for a first Wimbledon quarterfinal — the one gap in her résumé despite major titles at the 2023 US Open and 2025 French Open. The three-set scare against a dangerous lower-ranked opponent who pushed deep last year exposes how thin the margins remain at the All England Club, a pattern she'll need to solve to break through.
