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a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
On marriage equality, new polling suggests Republicans are moving backwards
The so-called 'culture war' is made up of fights over all kinds of social and cultural issues, but in the recent past, it appeared marriage equality was no longer near the top of the list of contentious disputes. The Supreme court made same-sex marriage the law of the land; polls showed broad and bipartisan public support; and even congressional Republicans moved on. The civil rights fight was over. Fairness and human decency had prevailed. There's fresh evidence, however, that a growing number of Republicans are starting to move backwards on the issue. NBC News reported: While Democratic support for gay nuptials has risen steadily since [the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015], Republican support has tumbled 14 points since its record high of 55% in 2021 and 2022, according to a Gallup report released Thursday. As recently as a few years ago, Gallup found that a narrow majority of self-identified Republican voters agreed that same-sex couples should be 'recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages.' But over the last three years, GOP support for marriage equality has fallen from 55% to 41% — the sharpest slide since the national pollster started keeping track — even as attitudes among Democrats and independents move in the opposite direction. (For more information on the poll's methodology and margin of error, click the link.) In fact, Gallup's latest data suggests GOP voters are roughly back to where they were in 2016, surrendering nearly a decade of progress. Complicating matters, the survey isn't the only discouraging news for civil rights advocates. Circling back to our earlier coverage, even after the Supreme Court's Obergefell ruling, then-Sen. Marco Rubio (before the Floridian became secretary of state) was one of the most prominent Republicans who not only said he disagreed with the justices' decision, the Floridian also vowed to look for ways to 'change the law' in order to stop same-sex couples from getting married. Soon after, in October 2020, Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas complained in a dissent about the 'victims' of the court's marriage equality ruling, and a month later, Alito delivered an unusually political speech to the Federalist Society in which he complained about social pressure surrounding anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments. 'You can't say that marriage is a union between one man and one woman' anymore, the conservative justice whined, as if he were a candidate seeking social conservatives' votes. 'Until very recently, that's what the vast majority of Americans thought. Now it's considered bigotry.' A year later, Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, argued that if you support marriage equality, 'it means you're not a movement conservative.' All of which is to say that it seemed as though the debate over marriage equality had run its course, but for too many on the right, that's apparently no longer the case. This post updates our related earlier coverage. This article was originally published on
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is here. What to know about forecasts, emergency alerts
The 2025 hurricane season, which runs June 1-Nov. 30, is predicted to have above-normal activity — with 17 named storms, including nine hurricanes, four of which could be major. Colorado State University's early predictions show a 65% probability of a hurricane making landfall in Florida and a 35% chance of it being a major hurricane, over a Category 3. CSU further broke down the probabilities and Florida's East Coast, including the Florida Peninsula, has a 26% probability, which is 5% higher than the average. Last year, there were 18 named storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service. Five were major hurricanes with winds over 111 mph; 11 were hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or greater; and Florida got hit with three hurricanes: Debby, Helene and Milton. Leading up to Hurricane Milton's landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast, at least 14 tornadoes spawned throughout the Treasure Coast, resulting in six people dying at Spanish Lakes Country Club Village in St. Lucie County. Leading up to this hurricane season, over 880 workers were cut from NOAA in February, which includes the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, USA Today reported. Another 1,000 employees were later included in President Trump's plan to cut costs in fiscal year 2026. Whether you're a lifelong or longtime Floridian or recently moved to the Sunshine State, here's what you need to know about preparing for hurricane season. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. The season peaks around mid-August and late October because the waters in the equatorial Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico get warm enough to help support tropical wave development. (President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.) Here are the CSU predictions for 2025 (compared to an average season): Named storms: 17 (14 on average) Named storm days: 85 (69 on average) Hurricanes: 9 (7 on average) Hurricane days: 35 (27 on average) Major hurricanes: 4 (3 on average) Major hurricane days: 9 (7 on average) Accumulated Cyclone Energy index (ACE measures overall activity): 155 (123 on average) ACE in the western half of the Atlantic basin: 93 (73 on average) Net tropical cyclone activity (NTC): 165 (135 on average) The National Hurricane Center this year will institute these changes to its prediction methods: May issue earlier advisories up to 72 hours — instead of 48 hours — before a system with storm surge and/or tropical storm-force winds Will narrow the cone of uncertainty by 3-6% Will use new symbols on weather maps representing the cone of uncertainty. An experimental cone of uncertainty launched in 2024 displayed watches and warnings for inland counties for the first time, as well as for coastal counties. Before that, the National Weather Service issued hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings for inland counties, but the National Hurricane Center's maps didn't show them, only those for coastal counties. Based on feedback, the National Hurricane Center decided to add a symbol this year — diagonal pink and blue lines — for counties where both a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning are in effect. Since 1953, the National Hurricane Center has released a list of names in alphabetical order for Atlantic tropical storms before each season begins, which it recycles every six years. But it retires names of storms that are excessively deadly or costly, if it would be insensitive or inappropriate to use them again. These are the 2025 Atlantic tropical cyclone names: Andrea Barry Chantal Dexter Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Imelda Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy Knowing if you live in an evacuation zone and where your evacuation routes are is vital if you need to leave quickly. Each county has designated evacuation zones, typically on barrier islands and in low-lying, flood-prone areas, especially for mobile homes and other unsafe structures. If you're unsure if you live in one, each county has an interactive map on its website showing evacuation zones and the best routes to take, whether an evacuation is ordered or if you're just being precautionary to relocate somewhere safer. Just type in your address to see if you fall within an evacuation zone in Indian River, Martin or St. Lucie. Hurricane shelters are opened if a storm threat is imminent, but they should be considered a refuge of last resort. The Treasure Coast has 39 shelters, which include four animal-friendly one and three for special needs. The shelters are designed to house residents of the barrier islands, low-lying or flood-prone areas, evacuation zones, mobile or manufactured homes, or those without shelter. Pre-registration for special needs shelters is available online on each county's website. The special-needs shelter is at Anderson Middle School, 7000 S.E. Atlantic Ridge Drive in Stuart. The pet-friendly shelter is at Willoughby Learning Center, 5150 S.E. Willoughby Blvd in Stuart. There are eight others: Port Salerno Elementary School at 3260 S.E. Lionel Terrace Warfield Elementary School at 15260 S.W. 150th St., Indiantown Jensen Beach Elementary School at 2525 N.E. Savannah Road Palm City Elementary School at 1951 S.W. 34th St. J.D. Parker Elementary School at 1050 S.E. 10th St., Stuart Citrus Grove Elementary School at 2527 S.W. Citrus Blvd., Palm City Indiantown Middle School at 16303 S.W. Farm Road Jensen Beach High School at 2875 N.W. Goldenrod Road The special-needs shelter is at the Havert L. Fenn Center, 2000 Virginia Ave. in Fort Pierce, and the two pet-friendly shelters are at Fort Pierce Westwood High School, 1801 Panther Lane in Fort Pierce, and Treasure Coast High School, 1000 S.W. Darwin Blvd. in Port St. Lucie. There are 11 others: Lakewood Park Elementary School at 7800 Indrio Road Fort Pierce Central High School at 4101 S. 25th St. Parkway Elementary School at 7000 N.W. Selvitz Road, Port St. Lucie Samuel S. Gaines Academy K-8 at 2250 S. Jenkins Road, Fort Pierce West Gate K-8 at 1050 N.W. Cashmere Blvd., Port St. Lucie Chester A. Moore Elementary at 827 N. 29th St., Fort Pierce Floresta Elementary at 1501 S.E. Floresta Drive, Port St. Lucie Bayshore Elementary at 1661 S.W. Bayshore Blvd., Port St. Lucie Oak Hammock K-8 at 1251 S.W. California Blvd., Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie Community Center at 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Morningside Elementary at 2300 S.E. Gowin Drive The special-needs shelter is at Treasure Coast Elementary School, 8955 85th St. in Sebastian, and the pet-friendly shelter is at Liberty Magnet Elementary School, 6850 81st St. in Vero Beach. There are 13 others: Sebastian Elementary School at 400 Sebastian Blvd. Fellsmere Elementary School at 50 N. Cypress St. Sebastian River Middle School at 9400 County Road 512 Sebastian River High School at 9001 90th Ave. Pelican Island Elementary School at 1355 Schumann Drive, Sebastian Storm Grove Middle School at 6400 57th St., Vero Beach Gifford Middle School at 4530 28th Court VBHS Freshman Learning Center at 1507 19th St., Vero Beach Glendale Elementary School at 4940 8th St., Vero Beach Oslo Middle School at 480 20th Avenue S.W., Vero Beach Osceola Magnet School at 1110 18th Avenue S.W., Vero Beach Indian River Academy at 500 20th Street S.W., Vero Beach Vero Beach Elementary School at 1770 12th St. Tornadoes can strike at any point during the year, but Florida twisters are most common in spring and summer. They are categorized by the Enhanced Fujita Scale based on their winds: EF0: 65-85 mph EF1: 86-110 mph EF2: 111-135 mph EF3: 136-165 mph EF4: 166-200 mph EF5: Over 200 mph The Treasure Coast was hit with at least 14 tornadoes before Hurricane Milton made landfall, which resulted in six deaths in the Spanish Lakes Country Club Village mobile home community northwest of Fort Pierce. The most destructive tornado was an EF3 with winds from 136-165 mph that touched down in St. Lucie and Indian River counties. People living in manufactured homes and low-lying, flood-prone areas should have a storm emergency plan and disaster kits ready to go if tornado, flood or hurricane threats hit the area, said St. Lucie County Public Safety Director Ron Guerrero. Here's what the different tornado alerts mean and tornado safety tips to follow, in the event of one: Tornado watch: Possibility of tornadoes in or near the watch area. Tornado warning: A sighting or weather radar indicating a tornado. Try to move to an interior room on the lowest level in a sturdy building and stay away from windows. Tornado emergency: Issued when a violent tornado has touched down in the watch area. Here are some safety dos and don'ts if you find yourself caught in a tornado, according to NOAA: Seek shelter immediately, especially if in a mobile home, vehicle or outdoors. Move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. If you're driving, it is recommended to find shelter in a ditch or remain in your vehicle and cover your head. If in a mobile home, get to a sturdy shelter as soon as possible. If not, take shelter in a nearby ditch, low spot or underground culvert. Make sure to lie flat covering your head with your hands. Stay as low as possible by moving into an interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building, making sure to stay away from windows, doors and outdoor walls. Interior rooms can be bathrooms, closets or halls with no windows. Use your hands, pillows, heavy coats, blankets, quilts, or helmets to shield your head from flying debris. Leading up to a storm, make sure to be prepared with an emergency kit with these items, according to NOAA: Backpack or storage tub to hold your supplies Bottled water, one gallon per person is recommended Non-perishable food and a can opener for canned foods Flashlight with extra batteries First aid supplies Bandages Ointment Disinfectant wipes Any daily or prescription medication taken Tissues Toilet paper and bags with ties for personal sanitation Paper and pen or pencil (to take notes, play games, etc.) Sleeping bag or warm blanket Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities Personal hygiene items Whistle to signal for help Important documents (identification, insurance information, banking information, wills, etc.) Emergency reference materials such as a first aid book Battery-powered radio and a NOAA weather radio Formula and diapers for infants Extra pet food A dust mask or cotton T-shirt to help filter the air Plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place Cups and utensils A change of clothes for each person in your home Rain gear Cash Paper towels Fire Extinguisher Cards or games Do not stay outside; get to shelter as quickly as possible Avoid being by windows, doors and outside walls Do not wait until you see or hear the tornado Do not open windows or doors Do not take shelter under a highway overpass if you're caught in a tornado while in your car You can sign up for emergency alerts on your phone at Check with your service provider to find out if your cell phone or mobile device is compatible with receiving wireless emergency alerts. However, not all wireless service providers offer wireless emergency alerts, and some participating service providers may not offer it on all mobile devices, according to the Federal Communications Commission. NWS recap: 11 tornadoes confirmed, 3 more suspected on the Treasure Coast Exclusive look: Inside Spanish Lakes after Hurricane Milton killed six people If you do not receive emergency alerts, check with your service provider to see if your mobile device is compatible. If it is, and you still don't receive messages, check out your user manual, or if you have an iPhone, follow these steps: Go to settings and click on the notifications tab. Scroll to the bottom of the screen. Under government alerts, turn the type of alert on or off. Each county has its own alert system. You can sign up for AlertMartin, and Alert Indian River on the Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie county websites. Part of preparing for a hurricane is knowing what government agencies to contact in an emergency. Phone: 772-226-3900 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-462-8100 Website: Phone: 772-287-1652 Website: Twitter: Phone: 772-569-6700 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-220-7000 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-462-7300 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-978-4600 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-646-6309 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-589-5233 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-467-6800 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-871-5000 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-287-1122 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-226-3993 Website: Phone: 772-621-3400 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-288-5710 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Phone: 772-288-5360 Website: Gianna Montesano is TCPalm's trending reporter. You can contact her at 772-409-1429, or follow her on X @gonthescene. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Hurricane 2025 season forecast shows Florida storm predictions
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Sport
- New Indian Express
French Open 2025: Coco Gauff's serve is not at its best but she gets the breaks for a win
PARIS: Coco Gauff kept getting herself in some trouble with shaky serving in the French Open's second round, and she kept putting herself back in position to win by breaking right back Thursday. The second-seeded Gauff, pursuing her first title at Roland-Garros, eliminated 172nd-ranked qualifier Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 in 75 minutes on a partly cloudy, warm afternoon in Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Amid a soundtrack of sirens from nearby streets and roars from nearby courts, 2023 U.S. Open champion Gauff only managed to produce 11 winners, five fewer than her far-less-experienced opponent. Gauff also finished with 23 unforced errors, a total that included a half-dozen double-faults. Against Valentova, an 18-year-old who won the junior title at the French Open last year and was competing in the main draw at a major tournament for the first time, Gauff got broken five times. Four of those came in the second set — and each time, the 21-year-old Floridian managed to immediately rebound to claim Valentova's very next service game. 'There is a sense of urgency after getting broken, for sure. You don't want to get too far behind. You don't want to get two breaks down. You can live with one break. But she's definitely got to serve better and do a better job of holding as the tournament progresses,' said Gauff's father, Corey. 'She's probably been one of the best returners of serve on the tour the last two to three months. But that's not what you want. You want to hold first, for sure. It's not really a break until you hold.' On Saturday, 2022 runner-up Gauff will try to reach the fourth round in Paris for the fifth consecutive appearance, facing another Czech player, Marie Bouzkova.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
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Gov. DeSantis nears record as Florida ramps up executions in 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis is on pace to set a record for the number of executions in one year, having already presided over the deaths of five convicted murderers by the end of May, with two more scheduled to die in June. The seven death warrants DeSantis signed so far this year are the most by a Florida governor since 1984 and 2014 when the governors then – the late U.S. Sen. Bob Graham and current U.S. Sen. Rick Scott – signed eight. 'In 2023 when DeSantis was running for president, we saw six executions," said Maria DeLiberato, executive director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. "Now, when the Trump administration, whose attorney general is from Florida (referring to former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi), calls for increased use of the death penalty, Florida is executing people at an unprecedented rate,' DeLiberato said about this year's schedule. Many of the state's conservative leaders laud DeSantis for carrying out a capital sentence, however. In 2023, after he signed death warrants for Donald David Dillbeck and Louis Bernard Gaskin, then-Attorney General and now-U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody pointed to DeSantis at an event and said, "I have never been so proud to be a Floridian. A lot of it is due to this guy right here." Also, state Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, has credited DeSantis with initiating and driving the push for expanding the death penalty, especially in cases involving child sex abuse. Martin sponsored the bill to make child rape a capital crime and thanked DeSantis for his leading the effort to get the Supreme Court to "reconsider" executing rapists. 'He's standing between the child molesters and the wokeism (and our kids). We need to continue to support him and maybe, some day, he'll have more of a decision on these federal judges,' Martin said. U.S. presidents appoint federal judges. After the governor ended his run for the Republican presidential nomination last year, DeSantis fully embraced Trump's agenda as a governing guide for Florida. And Trump signed an executive order his first day in office directing U.S. attorneys to seek the death penalty for any conviction for which it is permitted. DeSantis responded with seven signed death warrants in three months. A request for comment is pending with the governor's press office. From 2023: Executions climb across U.S. because of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, report shows He also proclaimed Florida the leader when it comes to immigration enforcement assistance to Trump's drive for mass deportations, and he criticized Congress for lack of support of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut government spending – and started a Florida DOGE to streamline government. Why? 'He's focused on the presidency because, if he wants to stay in politics, that's the only slot available for him since he doesn't seem to be interested in the (U.S.) Senate,' said Charles Zelden, a professor of history and political science at Nova Southeastern University in Broward County. In fact, Fox News recently placed DeSantis third in a ranking of potential 2028 GOP presidential candidates, behind Secretary of State Marco Rubio, until recently a U.S. senator from Florida, and Vice President J.D. Vance. And Zelden sees DeSantis maneuvering to leverage the power he has as governor to position himself in a race for the nomination against two Washington-based competitors. When he ran for president last year, a report by a death penalty watchdog group attributed a 25% increase in executions nationwide to Florida under DeSantis. While a majority of registered Republican voters support the death penalty as a crime-fighting tool, overall public support for it is at a 50-year low. States like Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, and Ohio, all carried by Trump in November, have introduced bills to abolish it. Florida has included child rape as a capital offense, in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and made it easier to impose a death sentence by repealing a unanimous jury requirement. The governor must wait until inmates exhaust all appeals and the Board of Executive Clemency clears their case to sign a warrant for a death sentence to be imposed. About 100 death row inmates, including seven added to the list this year, are eligible for execution. DeSantis, who is term-limited, will leave office in 18 months and the Iowa and New Hampshire GOP primaries are a year after that. 'He's running out of time,' Zelden said during a discussion of DeSantis, capital punishment and presidential politics. 'He believes in the death penalty ... and he's trying to see that it gets carried out before he leaves.' Nine states have executed people this year. Florida leads with five executions, followed by Texas with four and South Carolina with three, including one by firing squad, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Florida next is scheduled to execute Anthony Wainwright on June 10 for the 1994 kidnapping, rape, and murder of a woman, and Thomas Lee Gudinas is set to die June 24 for another 1994 rape and murder. DeLiberato said she believes everyday Floridians don't support executing convicted murderers. She bases that on what she thinks is a telling anecdote: Of the 12 executions carried out since 2023, dozens of capital punishment opponents have gathered outside the state prison in Raiford in silent protest, she said. But for only two of the executions, there's been just a single person standing across the field in support. James Call is a member of the USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida Capital Bureau. He can be reached at jcall@ and is on X as @CallTallahassee. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Gov. DeSantis signs 7 death warrants in 3 months amid Trump pivot
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Gauff's serve wobbles but she gets the breaks for a win
Coco Gauff kept getting herself into trouble with shaky serving in the French Open's second round, and she kept putting herself back in position to win by breaking right back. The second-seeded American, pursuing her first title at Roland-Garros, eliminated 172nd-ranked qualifier Tereza Valentova, of the Czech Republic, 6-2 6-4 in 75 minutes It followed her 6-2 6-2 first-round victory against Australia's world no. 91 Olivia Gadecki. Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, only managed to produce 11 winners, five fewer than her far less experienced opponent. Gauff also finished with 23 unforced errors, a total that included a half-dozen double-faults. Against Valentova, an 18-year-old who won the junior title at the French Open last year and was competing in the main draw at a major tournament for the first time, Gauff got broken five times. Four of those came in the second set but each time, the 21-year-old Floridian managed to immediately rebound to claim Valentova's next service game. "There is a sense of urgency after getting broken, for sure. You don't want to get too far behind. You don't want to get two breaks down. You can live with one break. But she's definitely got to serve better and do a better job of holding as the tournament progresses," said Gauff's father, Corey. "She's probably been one of the best returners of serve on the tour the last two to three months. But that's not what you want. You want to hold first, for sure. It's not really a break until you hold." Gauff, the 2022 runner-up, will now try to reach the fourth round in Paris for the fifth consecutive time on Saturday, when she faces another Czech player, Marie Bouzkova. Elsewhere, Spanish 10th seed Paula Badosa came from a set down to beat Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 3-6 6-4 6-4 to advance to the third round, where she will face either Australia's 17th seed Daria Kasatkina or French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean. Australian Open champion Madison Keys, seeded seventh, dispatched Britain's Katie Boulter - who smoothed her opponent's path with nine double faults - 6-1 6-3 to set up a third-round tie with fellow American Sofia Kenin, who tipped out Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (7-5) 6-4. American third seed Jessica Pegula overcame compatriot Ann Li 6-3 7-6 (7-3) to earn a third-round clash with the Czech Republic's unseeded 2019 Paris finalist Marketa Vondrousova, who eliminated 25th seed Magdalena Frech 6-0 4-6 6-3 Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva beat American Ashlyn Krueger 6-3 6-4. Coco Gauff kept getting herself into trouble with shaky serving in the French Open's second round, and she kept putting herself back in position to win by breaking right back. The second-seeded American, pursuing her first title at Roland-Garros, eliminated 172nd-ranked qualifier Tereza Valentova, of the Czech Republic, 6-2 6-4 in 75 minutes It followed her 6-2 6-2 first-round victory against Australia's world no. 91 Olivia Gadecki. Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, only managed to produce 11 winners, five fewer than her far less experienced opponent. Gauff also finished with 23 unforced errors, a total that included a half-dozen double-faults. Against Valentova, an 18-year-old who won the junior title at the French Open last year and was competing in the main draw at a major tournament for the first time, Gauff got broken five times. Four of those came in the second set but each time, the 21-year-old Floridian managed to immediately rebound to claim Valentova's next service game. "There is a sense of urgency after getting broken, for sure. You don't want to get too far behind. You don't want to get two breaks down. You can live with one break. But she's definitely got to serve better and do a better job of holding as the tournament progresses," said Gauff's father, Corey. "She's probably been one of the best returners of serve on the tour the last two to three months. But that's not what you want. You want to hold first, for sure. It's not really a break until you hold." Gauff, the 2022 runner-up, will now try to reach the fourth round in Paris for the fifth consecutive time on Saturday, when she faces another Czech player, Marie Bouzkova. Elsewhere, Spanish 10th seed Paula Badosa came from a set down to beat Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 3-6 6-4 6-4 to advance to the third round, where she will face either Australia's 17th seed Daria Kasatkina or French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean. Australian Open champion Madison Keys, seeded seventh, dispatched Britain's Katie Boulter - who smoothed her opponent's path with nine double faults - 6-1 6-3 to set up a third-round tie with fellow American Sofia Kenin, who tipped out Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (7-5) 6-4. American third seed Jessica Pegula overcame compatriot Ann Li 6-3 7-6 (7-3) to earn a third-round clash with the Czech Republic's unseeded 2019 Paris finalist Marketa Vondrousova, who eliminated 25th seed Magdalena Frech 6-0 4-6 6-3 Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva beat American Ashlyn Krueger 6-3 6-4. Coco Gauff kept getting herself into trouble with shaky serving in the French Open's second round, and she kept putting herself back in position to win by breaking right back. The second-seeded American, pursuing her first title at Roland-Garros, eliminated 172nd-ranked qualifier Tereza Valentova, of the Czech Republic, 6-2 6-4 in 75 minutes It followed her 6-2 6-2 first-round victory against Australia's world no. 91 Olivia Gadecki. Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, only managed to produce 11 winners, five fewer than her far less experienced opponent. Gauff also finished with 23 unforced errors, a total that included a half-dozen double-faults. Against Valentova, an 18-year-old who won the junior title at the French Open last year and was competing in the main draw at a major tournament for the first time, Gauff got broken five times. Four of those came in the second set but each time, the 21-year-old Floridian managed to immediately rebound to claim Valentova's next service game. "There is a sense of urgency after getting broken, for sure. You don't want to get too far behind. You don't want to get two breaks down. You can live with one break. But she's definitely got to serve better and do a better job of holding as the tournament progresses," said Gauff's father, Corey. "She's probably been one of the best returners of serve on the tour the last two to three months. But that's not what you want. You want to hold first, for sure. It's not really a break until you hold." Gauff, the 2022 runner-up, will now try to reach the fourth round in Paris for the fifth consecutive time on Saturday, when she faces another Czech player, Marie Bouzkova. Elsewhere, Spanish 10th seed Paula Badosa came from a set down to beat Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 3-6 6-4 6-4 to advance to the third round, where she will face either Australia's 17th seed Daria Kasatkina or French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean. Australian Open champion Madison Keys, seeded seventh, dispatched Britain's Katie Boulter - who smoothed her opponent's path with nine double faults - 6-1 6-3 to set up a third-round tie with fellow American Sofia Kenin, who tipped out Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (7-5) 6-4. American third seed Jessica Pegula overcame compatriot Ann Li 6-3 7-6 (7-3) to earn a third-round clash with the Czech Republic's unseeded 2019 Paris finalist Marketa Vondrousova, who eliminated 25th seed Magdalena Frech 6-0 4-6 6-3 Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva beat American Ashlyn Krueger 6-3 6-4. Coco Gauff kept getting herself into trouble with shaky serving in the French Open's second round, and she kept putting herself back in position to win by breaking right back. The second-seeded American, pursuing her first title at Roland-Garros, eliminated 172nd-ranked qualifier Tereza Valentova, of the Czech Republic, 6-2 6-4 in 75 minutes It followed her 6-2 6-2 first-round victory against Australia's world no. 91 Olivia Gadecki. Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, only managed to produce 11 winners, five fewer than her far less experienced opponent. Gauff also finished with 23 unforced errors, a total that included a half-dozen double-faults. Against Valentova, an 18-year-old who won the junior title at the French Open last year and was competing in the main draw at a major tournament for the first time, Gauff got broken five times. Four of those came in the second set but each time, the 21-year-old Floridian managed to immediately rebound to claim Valentova's next service game. "There is a sense of urgency after getting broken, for sure. You don't want to get too far behind. You don't want to get two breaks down. You can live with one break. But she's definitely got to serve better and do a better job of holding as the tournament progresses," said Gauff's father, Corey. "She's probably been one of the best returners of serve on the tour the last two to three months. But that's not what you want. You want to hold first, for sure. It's not really a break until you hold." Gauff, the 2022 runner-up, will now try to reach the fourth round in Paris for the fifth consecutive time on Saturday, when she faces another Czech player, Marie Bouzkova. Elsewhere, Spanish 10th seed Paula Badosa came from a set down to beat Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 3-6 6-4 6-4 to advance to the third round, where she will face either Australia's 17th seed Daria Kasatkina or French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean. Australian Open champion Madison Keys, seeded seventh, dispatched Britain's Katie Boulter - who smoothed her opponent's path with nine double faults - 6-1 6-3 to set up a third-round tie with fellow American Sofia Kenin, who tipped out Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (7-5) 6-4. American third seed Jessica Pegula overcame compatriot Ann Li 6-3 7-6 (7-3) to earn a third-round clash with the Czech Republic's unseeded 2019 Paris finalist Marketa Vondrousova, who eliminated 25th seed Magdalena Frech 6-0 4-6 6-3 Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva beat American Ashlyn Krueger 6-3 6-4.
