It’s not often that the world No. 2 goes two months without winning a match, but that’s the reality Coco Gauff was facing late Tuesday night in Montreal, on the cusp of a third consecutive loss, this time in her opening duel at the Canadian Open.

Gauff hadn't played since losing in the first round at Wimbledon and appeared to have made a change to her serving grip during her time away

After surviving a 23-double fault showing two days prior, Coco Gauff overcame another 14 in her win over Veronika Kudermetova to reach the Round of 16 in the National Bank Open.