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Gauff had a bye to the second round at the
grass-court tournament, a warmup for Wimbledon.
“It was a tough one today but happy to be back on court,” Gauff
wrote on her social media accounts. “Tried my best to adjust
with the quick turnaround but it wasn’t enough. As always, I'm
learning as I go so I hope to do better next time.”
The 21-year-old Gauff added that she is “excited to get some
more practices in to be ready for Wimbledon," which starts June
30. She has not made it past the fourth round at the All England
Club.
Wang, ranked No. 49, said she would have been pleased just with
the first set Thursday, considering the level of her opponent.
“After I won the first set, I just told myself ‘OK let’s take a
minute and enjoy this, I'm playing the French Open champion, and
I won the first set,'” she said in her on-court interview.
“No matter how the second and third go, I was like, 'OK let's
just enjoy it for a second,'" said Wang, who will face Paula
Badosa in the quarterfinals. "I'm really happy with how I played
today. I was serving good and putting a lot of pressure on the
return, especially second-serve return.”
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka finished off Rebeka Masarova 6-2, 7-6
(6) in a match that was suspended Wednesday after one set
because of a slippery court.
Sabalenka had lost to Gauff at the French Open final and later
apologized to the American for making “unprofessional” comments
after the Paris title match.
Sabalenka will meet 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in
the quarterfinals.
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