Gauff escapes Sierra in third-set tiebreak thriller at Wimbledon

Having played Coco Gauff twice already in 2026 before facing her in the second round of Wimbledon, Argentina's Solana Sierra had gotten progressively more comfortable with the daunting prospect of playing the two-time Grand Slam singles champion. After winning just two games in their first-ever meeting, at the United Cup in January, Sierra pushed Gauff to the brink at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, holding a 3-0 final-set lead before losing six of the last seven games.

On Wednesday, she came even closer -- before Gauff pulled off another great escape.

Trailing 5-3 in the final set --and 7-4 in the subsequent deciding tiebreak -- Gauff won six straight points in the thrilling conclusion to claim a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6[7] victory in 2 hours and 8 minutes.

Despite losing in three tense sets to Anastasia Potapova last month at Roland Garros, Gauff's latest final-set heroics continued a trend for her on the biggest stages. She is now 22-7 in three-set matches at Grand Slams in her career.

More to come...