MIAMI: It took Coco Gauff some time to get up on Sunday however when she did it was lights out for Oceane Dodin because the American third seed stormed again from 4-2 right down to earn a 6-4 6-0 win and a spot within the Miami Open fourth spherical.

Gauff sleepwalked by a lot of the opening set within the first match on Hard Rock Stadium courtroom, however when the alarm went off the U.S. Open champion swept 10 straight video games to stun the French fortunate loser.

With Gauff pouring on the stress Dodin started to crumble, piling up 9 double faults and 26 unforced errors in comparison with simply seven by her 20-year-old opponent.

“She’s an enormous hitter. She likes the sport on her phrases,” Gauff told reporters. “I was trying my best to get deep in the court and just weather the storm.

“Overall I feel good so far.

“I’m trying to improve with each match. Definitely playing a little bit better than I was last week in Indian Wells.”

With the win Gauff matched her finest Miami outcome and can await the winner between Caroline Garcia and Naomi Osaka for a spot within the quarter-finals.

After a disappointing day for the American males on Saturday when three of the highest 4 seeds exited, the U.S. girls picked up the flag with fifth seed Jessica Pegula and twentieth seed Emma Navarro additionally advancing.

Pegula, who has reached the Miami Open semi-finals for the final two years, took one other step in direction of one other look within the final 4 with a 7-5 6-4 win over Canadian Leylah Fernandez.

Navarro, coming off a quarter-final run final week at Indian Wells the place she beat world quantity two Aryna Sabalenka and seventeenth ranked Elina Svitolina, continued her excellent kind in Miami with a 6-2 3-6 6-0 third spherical win over Italian twelfth seed Jasmine Paolini.