US teen sensation Coco Gauff took full advantage of her lucky loser lifeline at the WTA tournament in Linz on Tuesday as she advanced to the second round.
The 15-year-old lost in qualifying to start the week but was inserted into the draw as a lucky loser after Greek Maria Sakkari quit before her first-round match with injury.
Number 110 Gauff, who got the spot as the highest-ranked loser from qualifying rounds, produced a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over Swiss Stefanie Voegele.
"I had no expectations here, technically I had lost," she said. "I'm not looking past my next opponent.
"I want to keep playing my game and having fun - today was my lucky day and I hope to take that luck into the second round."
"I was on court 40 minutes later and didn't know much about my opponent. I got some info by word of mouth - but mostly it was me improving."
"It's not much different here than an outdoor hardcourt."
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