Coco Gauff survives serious test in Beijing to book third-round spot

[p]The Colombian, ranked 66th, put up a formidable fight after double-faulting to lose a testy first-set tie-break, though she needed medicine to push through trouble with her back.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osorio-serrano-maria-camila/rysUUciD/"]Osorio[/a] saved two match points but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Gauff[/a], the world number four, dug deep, rescuing long rallies with a solid backhand and cross-court saves.[/p][p][b]"It was tough, it wasn't the cleanest,"[/b] said the 22-year-old American after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/gauff-c-f5BXmEH6/osorio-serrano-m-c-rysUUciD/?mid=6aNa6xum"]the two-hour-and-18-minute match[/a].[/p][p][b]"Just happy with how I was able to reset."[/b][/p][embed guid="4b4455df-0703-46bc-9e53-a47b43c52c97" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9KAhEqgWM4" social-type="youtube" /][p]She next faces either Spain's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bucsa-cristina/fkFeyKHL/"]Cristina Bucsa[/a] or Chinese teenager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sun-xinran/Wbk4jvv8/"]Sun Xinran[/a], world number 582.[/p][p]Later on Saturday, world number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Elena Rybakina[/a] is scheduled to play Armenia's 118th-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/charaeva-alina/nBSQPTfR/"]Alina Charaeva[/a] in the night session.[/p][p]In the men's draw, top seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a] will play home hope [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shang-juncheng/tvjTgE3J/"]Shang Juncheng[/a] for a chance to face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a] in the quarter-final.[/p]