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Paris, June 2 (EFE).- American Coco Gauff, world number 2, defeated Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, ranked 20th, by 6-0, 7-5, on her way to the Roland Garros quarterfinals, which she will play for the fifth consecutive season.
The 21-year-old tennis player, who reached the final in 2022 and was one step away from it last year, arrives this season with good results on clay, after having reached the finals of Madrid and Rome, which makes her the second tennis player with the most victories on clay, 15, tied with the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.
In addition, Paris suits the American well, who already has 24 victories on the French clay court, the tournament in which she has achieved the most victories.
Their next rival will come from the duel between compatriots Madison Keys, seventh seed, winner in Australia of the first Grand Slam of the year, and Hailey Baptiste, 70th in the world, who had never before surpassed the second round in Paris.
