During Coco Gauff 's 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 third round US Open victory over Donna Vekic on Thursday, Gauff found inspiration from a familiar face in the stands -- seven-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles.

Gauff had just concluded a grueling first set where she recorded seven double-faults and lost four of her six service games. It led to tears after going down 5-4, but Gauff bounced back to win the set -- and match -- before crediting Biles for her victory. Gauff saw her in the stands while the Olympian was being interviewed by ESPN.

"I saw her and honestly I don't know if she's up there," Gauff said . "But she helped me pull it out. I was just thinking if she can go on a six-inch beam and do that with all the pressures in the world then I can hit the ball ... It brought me a little

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