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Serving for a 5-2 lead in the second set,
16-year-old Gauff was broken with a double-fault and world
number 57 Teichmann scrapped hard to level the match at the
Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park.
Gauff ramped up the pressure in the deciding tiebreak, however,
to book a clash with Briton Katie Boulter in the WTA 500 event,
one of a slew of warmups being played at Melbourne Park in the
leadup to next week's Australian Open.
"It was definitely a challenging match I feel like for both of
us," said Gauff.
"This (second) tiebreak I was just focused on making her play."
World number 48 Gauff, touted as a potential successor to
American great Serena Williams, claimed the biggest win of her
young career at her Australian Open debut last year, knocking
out defending champion Naomi Osaka before falling to eventual
winner Sofia Kenin in the fourth round.
It was Gauff's second appearance in the second week of a Grand
Slam before her 16th birthday, having made the fourth round at
her Wimbledon debut in 2019.
Third seed Elina Svitolina eased into the last 16 on Monday with
a 6-1 6-4 win over Andrea Petkovic, while top seed Simona Halep
plays Anastasia Potapova in the evening session.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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