THE BREAK POINT
Danielle Collins almost at Gauff
The summer swing is rewarding patience, not panic. Flavio Cobolli, once 0–7 to start the season, now riding his first ATP quarterfinal run with slices, smarts, and no wasted motion. He’s not overpowering people. He’s outlasting chaos.
Coco Gauff’s trying to do the same but last night, the rope nearly snapped. Against Danielle Collins, Gauff double-faulted 23 times, the fifth-most in WTA history, and still scraped through, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6. It was messy. But it showed something deeper.
Coco Gauff Finding Rhythm
Collins attacked Gauff’s remodeled serve early, rushing tosses and exposing her second delivery. But down 5-6 in the third, Gauff absorbed the pressure, extended rallies, and flipped the tiebreak with footspeed and forehands. She won just 50% of total points, same as Collins, but found that one breath of margin when it mattered.
Cobolli’s already found his rhythm. Gauff? Still wobbling. Next up is Veronika Kudermetova, a quiet disruptor with no reason to fear a shaky second serve.
SOURCE: THE BREAK POINT
Scorelines With Lore
Aleksandar Vukic Surely Breaking Cameron Norrie
Aleksandar Vukic def. Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 – Vukic handled the pressure points better, winning 79% of second-serve points to Norrie’s 43%. After losing the second-set tiebreak, he came out swinging, broke early, and stayed fearless. First win over a top-40 player since May.
Ben Shelton def. Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-3 – Shelton’s serve was a flamethrower: 16 aces, 90% first-serve points won, and barely gave Mannarino a breath. A no-doubter. Mannarino never found footing on return, or time.
Jessica Pegula def. Maria Sakkari 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 – Classic Pegula. Clean patterns, deeper drives, and total control in the third. Sakkari faded physically, but Pegula made her pay, this was a reset win after a choppy summer stretch.
Mindset Moves Served For You
Vukic didn’t just survive the tiebreak letdown, he turned it into fuel. After dropping that second set, he attacked early in the third, trusted his second serve (no double faults), and played bigger in the rallies. Even when a rain delay hit at match point, he returned cold and closed.
Norrie blinked. Vukic didn’t. That’s how confidence looks under pressure.
Plotlines You Can’t Skip
Match
Coco Gauff vs Veronika Kudermetova – Center Court (6:40 PM BST)
Marta Kostyuk vs Daria Kasatkina – Center Court (5:30 PM BST)
Tomás Etcheverry vs Francisco Cerúndolo – Grandstand Court (5:10 PM BST)
INSIGHT: Gauff brings power, but if her serve wobbles again, Kudermetova has the rhythm and return game to turn this into a grind and she’s won a set in all 3 of their past meetings.
INSIGHT: Kostyuk plays with fireworks, but Kasatkina has tricks, soft hands, angles, spin, and knows how to wait out the storm. This one's a test of shape vs pace.
INSIGHT: Two Argentines, one transition. Cerúndolo adapted to hard courts faster, flatter shots, quicker points. Etcheverry’s still grinding like it’s April in Monte Carlo.
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Gauff’s game is a storm. Gauff makes it messy but still wins in three. The double faults keep coming, but her legs save her. If she lands more first serves, she rushes Kudermetova off the court and finds the finish line. Gauff takes it 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
This is a knife fight in a phone booth.Kasatkina soaks up the fire and wins late. Kostyuk swings big early, but Dasha’s defense wears her down. The longer it goes, the more Kasatkina owns it. Kasatkina pulls away 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Cerúndolo has switched gears. Cerúndolo wins clean — too sharp, too fast. He flattens the ball, serves bigger, and keeps points short. Etcheverry grinds, but it’s not enough on this surface. Cerúndolo rolls 7-5, 6-3.
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