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.

Coco Gauff's grass court campaign did not last long this summer. She lost in the first round of the Berlin Open and Wimbledon. On Tuesday, Gauff kicked off the North American hard court swing of the WTA schedule.