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Key service break to open the 3rd set leads Coco Gauff to victory over Bencic at the China Open
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Coco Gauff of the United States reacts after scoring a point against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during a women's singles match of the China Open tennis tournament, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.
BEIJING (AP) — Coco Gauff broke Belinda Bencic's serve to open the deciding set and went on to beat the Swiss player 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Tuesday to advance to the China Open quarterfinals. The second-seeded Gauff improved her head-to-head career meetings with the 28-year-old Bencic to 4-2. Three of those matches have come this year, including Gauff's win at the Australian Open in January.