MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff is out of the Australian Open.
On a hot, sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena day that looked tailored to her strengths, and in a matchup when she is the Grand Slam veteran, Gauff lost to Paula Badosa of Spain. Badosa, who returned from a potentially career-ending injury at this year’s Wimbledon, pulled off the biggest Grand Slam win of her career, beating the 20-year-old American 7-5, 6-4.
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“A lot more work to do,” she said about an hour after it was over. “I’m obviously disappointed but I’m not completely crushed.”
For Gauff, that in itself was something of a victory. Her losses at last year’s majors, especially the
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