Coco Gauff rallied from a set all the way down to defeat Elisabetta Cocciaretto 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 on the Miami Open 2026, avoiding a second straight loss to the Italian.
The No. 4 seed made a gradual begin, with Cocciaretto taking management early after her latest win over Gauff in Doha. The Italian’s early ball hanging put Gauff below stress within the opening set.
Gauff regularly adjusted to the tempo and commenced to search out extra consistency within the rallies. Regardless of ongoing points along with her serve, together with a number of double faults, she improved her first-serve proportion and have become more practical in longer exchanges.
“The final time we performed, I didn’t win, so I simply wished to beat that feeling.”
The decisive second got here within the third set. After falling a break behind, Gauff received 4 consecutive video games to regain management earlier than closing out the match in simply over two hours.
“As soon as I bought adjusted to the tempo of play, I used to be capable of management the rallies.”
The win marks a constructive response following her injury-affected exit at Indian Wells and retains her run alive in Miami.
Gauff will subsequent face Alycia Parks within the third spherical.
