In a nervy and error-strewn performance, Gauff had to dig deep to fend off Tomljanovic, the player who famously ended Serena Williams’ career on the same court in 2022. After taking the first set 6-4, Gauff dropped the second in a tiebreak. The 2023 champion then regrouped in a tense decider, overcoming some late service wobbles to seal a 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-5 victory.

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