By HOWARD FENDRICH

Coco Gauff kept wiping the tears welling in her eyes between points in her second-round match at the U.S. Open on Thursday night, trying to stay composed, trying to give herself a chance to win.

Coco Gauff competes in the 2nd round of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing New York on August 28, 2025. (Andrew Schwartz/NYDN)

Gauff’s serving troubles were again an issue, just as they were two nights earlier, just as they’ve been for a while now. The two-time Grand Slam champion teamed up with a new coach recently to try to fix that aspect of her game, and while there clearly is still work to be done, Gauff did figure out how to stay in the tournament, beating Donna Vekic 7-6 (5), 6-2 in Arthur Ashe Stadium

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