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Coco Gauff continued her French Open title defence with a straight-sets victory over Egyptian qualifier Mayar Sherif in the second round on Thursday.

Coco Gauff has picked up right where she left off from last year's French Open, which she won, quickly dismantling her opponents in the first two rounds. She ha

Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense has ended in the third round after losing to Anastasia Potapova in three sets.

Gauff trekt in een spannende wedstrijd aan het kortste eind tegen de Oostenrijkse Anastasija Potapova: 6-4, 6-7 (1) en 4-6.

Reigning champion Coco Gauff's French Open title defence came to an end in the third round on Saturday as top seed Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka both won to set up a blockbuster…

Gauff fell to Anastasia Potapova in an eerie atmosphere on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ends in the third round after loss to Anastasia Potapova.

Defending champion Coco Gauff is out of Roland Garros after a stunning upset loss to Austria’s Anastasia Potapova in the third round.

Coco Gauff's French Open campaign continued with a hard-fought third-round battle against Anastasia Potapova

PARIS, May 30 : Defending champion Coco Gauff was dramatically dethroned at the French Open by Anastasia Potapova, while world number one Aryna Sabalenka cut through the chaos to…

PARIS, May 30 : Defending champion Coco Gauff was dramatically dethroned at the French Open by Anastasia Potapova, while world number one Aryna Sabalenka cut through the chaos to…

PARIS, May 30 : Defending champion Coco Gauff was sent spinning out of the French Open as Austria's Anastasia Potapova claimed a 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 victory to reach the fourth round…

PARIS, May 30 : Defending champion Coco Gauff was dethroned at the French Open as Austria's Anastasia Potapova claimed a 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 victory to reach the fourth round on…

Malmenée dès le début de la partie, l'Américaine a alterné le bon et le moins bon, passant proche de la qualification avant d'être sortie par la 30e mondiale.

Russian-born Austrian rattled Gauff with powerful baseline hitting at Roland Garros

Coco Gauff is zaterdag uitgeschakeld op Roland Garros. De titelverdediger liet zich in de derde ronde verrassen door de Oostenrijkse Anastasia Potapova.

Reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff lost in three sets to Austrian Anastasia Potapova to end to her Roland Garros title defence on Saturday.

Reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff lost in three sets to Austrian Anastasia Potapova on Saturday. | Tennis News

The American fourth seed led by a set but slumped to a 4-6 7-6 (1) 6-4 defeat.

The American was upset in a nail-biting three-set match at Roland Garros in the latest upset in Paris