WATCH: Gauff stumbles on match point against Andreescu but still wins it
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A bizarre and equally impressive situation unfolded during a recent match that Coco Gauff played at the 2022 San Diego Open, as she tumbled down on the match point but still won it.
Coco Gauff is widely described as the best athlete on the WTA Tour, and it’s not something that’s hard to prove. She’s been tremendous so far in her career, and much of that has to do with her raw athleticism.
Her court coverage alone is elite and among the best on the Tour, and that’s not scratching the surface of her potential. She’s just incredible in that regard, and it was on full display in her most recent match at the San Diego Open.
She was facing Bianca Andreescu, who is a very capable player, albeit in a different way compared to Gauff. She’s less of an athletic powerhouse and more of a hitting powerhouse, which is a department in which Gauff still lacks a little bit.
In their meeting, Gauff took the opening set, but Andreescu stormed back to win the second set, setting up a decisive third set. It was a tough third set, but Gauff ended up winning it 6-3.
The match point, however, was quite dramatic as Gauff stumbled at one point behind the baseline. Even so, she was able to recover and sprint back to the net to catch the ball and convert the match point to win the point, game, set, and match.
It was a tremendous display of her raw athleticism and competitive nature, which didn’t allow her to give up at any point. It meant a lot for Gauff to win the point, as she’s now through to the quarter-final of the event.
The US Open didn’t go as planned for Gauff, but she’s back to winning ways in San Diego and looking very strong.
