US Open 2026 results: Coco Gauff joins Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek in third round - BBC Sport BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help Your account Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds More menu More menu Search BBC Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds Close menu BBC Sport Menu Home Football Cricket Formula 1 Rugby U Tennis Golf Cycling Athletics More A-Z Sports American Football Athletics Basketball Boxing Cricket Cycling Darts Disability Sport Football Formula 1 Gaelic Games Golf Gymnastics Horse Racing Mixed Martial Arts Motorsport Netball Rugby League Rugby Union Snooker Swimming Tennis Full Sports A-Z More from Sport England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Quizzes News Feeds Help & FAQs Tennis Scores & Schedule Quizzes Calendar 'Battle-tested' Gauff through to third round Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2023 US Open By Harry Poole BBC Sport journalist Published 3 September 2026 Updated 10 minutes ago A "battle-tested" Coco Gauff showed grit to keep her bid for a second US Open title alive with victory over Paula Badosa in the second round. Fourth seed Gauff had lost her past two matches against former world number two Badosa, but showed impressive composure in a tough encounter. The American was twice a break up in the second set and served for the match at 6-5, only to put a volley into the net to send it to a tie-break. After a quick yell of "why?" towards her team, Gauff reset and was solid to close out victory on a second match point. Gauff's improved second serve was on show throughout - she won 57% of points behind it and committed just five double faults. "I saw the draw - it is definitely not someone you want to play in the second round," Gauff, 22, said. "But I need matches like this to build my confidence and I'm happy with how I managed today. "Getting through in straight sets too makes a