May 27 (UPI) -- Coco Gauff overcame a prematch racket miscue and overwhelmed her first-round foe in 71 minutes, while Daniil Medvedev became the latest upset victim Tuesday at the 2025 French Open.
Gauff unzipped her bag and noticed that it didn't include any rackets, resulting in a brief delay before she took on No. 91 Olivia Gadecki of Australia in Paris. She went on to make up for the lost time, converting 6 of 8 break point opportunities in the 6-2, 6-2 win.
"I'm blaming it on my coach, so it's OK," Gauff said, when asked about the racket gaffe in her on-court interview.
Gauff, the No. 2 player in the WTA Tour rankings, totaled 15 winners and 22 unforced errors, compared to 8 and 33 for her foe.
"I think I played as good as I could with the conditions," Gauff said. "It was really windy. ... I knew it wasn't going to be a clean match with how windy it was. It was tough on the return and serve trying to time the ball.
