Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted August 15, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 15, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Defending champion Gauff ousted from Cincinnati Open Defending champion Coco Gauff has crashed out of the Cincinnati Open in her opening round, falling to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva 6-4 2-6 6-4. Gauff, then 19, became the youngest Cincinnati champion last year on her way to winning the US Open a few weeks later. This time, however, after a bye in the first round, the No.2 seed blew a 4-2 lead in the third set and lost to Putintseva for the first time in four career meetings. Putintseva, who beat top-ranked Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon, will face Spain’s Paula Badosa on Friday in the third round. The women’s No.4 seed also was eliminated with Elena Rybakina falling to Leylah Fernandez 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-4. No.3 Aryna Sabalenka won her opening match, beating Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3 6-4. Taylor Townsend kept up her strong summer by beating No.9 seed Daria Kasatkina 6-1 2-6 6-1 and will face either fellow ********* Jessica Pegula, the No.6 seed, or Karolina Muchova. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Defending #champion #Gauff #ousted #Cincinnati #Open This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/100554-defending-champion-gauff-ousted-from-cincinnati-open/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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