She again struggled with her serve but held her nerve for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over former world No. 9 Veronika ...

Gauff arrived in Montreal having lost her tournament openers at Wimbledon and Berlin in the wake of her French Open triumph.

Coco Gauff overcame 14 more double-faults to beat Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday in the National Bank Open.