Coco Gauff fought through tears, double faults and pressure to beat Donna Vekić at the US Open, drawing inspiration from Simone Biles in the crowd

On the night that she debuted her new service motion, it was Gauff's tennis foundations that propelled her to victory.

Coco Gauff overcame 10 double faults and squandered chances to edge past Ajla Tomljanovic in three sets and reach the US Open second round