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Malay Mail
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Malay Mail
French Open winner Gauff falls to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu at first hurdle on Berlin grass
BERLIN, June 20 — Twelve days after winning her second Grand Slam title at the French Open, Coco Gauff fell at the first hurdle on grass in Berlin yesterday as beaten Paris finalist Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarter-finals. Recipient of a first-round bye, American Gauff lost 6-3, 6-3 to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu as world number one Sabalenka beat Rebeka Masarova 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) in her second-round tie. Winner of 10 main tour titles, including the US Open in 2023 and the WTA Finals in 2024, Gauff has yet to lift a trophy in a grass-court tournament. 'After I won the first set, I told myself, 'OK, let's take a minute and enjoy this. I'm playing the French Open champion and I won the first set',' Wang said afterwards. 'No matter how the second and third go, I was like, 'Let's enjoy it for once second.' Wang had lost her only previous match against Gauff in straight sets on the Berlin grass in 2022. 'It was a tough match, but I'm happy I hung in there on the tough moments,' said Wang. The 49th-ranked Chinese player trailed 3-1 in the second set before reeling off five straight games. She will play Spain's Paula Badosa, the 10th seed, in the quarter-finals. Earlier, Sabalenka completed her match, suspended on Wednesday after the first set, The Belarusian had to work hard on the resumption as the 112th-ranked Swiss Masarova took her to a tiebreak. The win takes Sabalenka into the quarter-finals as she looks to build up her grass court form ahead of Wimbledon. The 27-year-old has won 20 titles but none on grass. She will face 11th-ranked Kazakh Elena Rybakina, who beat Czech doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 7-6 (7/5). Sabalenka is bidding to reach the last four in Berlin for the first time in her career. In the first match of the day, 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, ranked down at 164, needed two hours 20 minutes to overcome Russian 12th seed Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 6-3. In the last eight she will face the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the woman she beat in the Wimbledon final two years ago. — AFP
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Coco's false start on grass as Wimbledon bid looms
Newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff has been stunned on her return to action following her French Open victory, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3 6-3 at the Berlin Open. World No.2 Gauff, who won at Roland Garros less than two weeks ago for her second grand slam title, amassed 25 unforced errors and seven double faults in her loss to Wang on Thursday. Gauff had a bye to the second round at the grass-court tournament, a warm-up for Wimbledon. An incredible performance! Wang defeats the reigning Roland Garros champ for the biggest win of her career! #BTO — wta (@WTA) June 19, 2025 Wang, ranked No. 49, said she would have been pleased just with the first set, considering the level of her opponent. "After I won the first set, I just told myself, 'okay, let's take a minute and enjoy this, I'm playing the French Open champion, and I won the first set'," said Wang, who next plays Spain's eighth-seed Paula Badosa. "No matter how the second and third go, I was like, 'okay, let's just enjoy it for a second.' I'm really happy with how I played today. I was serving good and putting a lot of pressure on the return, especially second-serve return." Aryna Sabalenka, also playing for the first time since losing to Gauff in the Paris final, completed a 6-2 7-6 (8-6) win over Swiss Rebeka Masarova to reach the quarter-finals, concluding a match that had been suspended on Wednesday because of slippery conditions. When the match resumed, world No.1 Sabalenka was broken at the start of the second set and found herself 3-1 and 4-2 down. She kept her cool, however, and broke back with a fine volley to force a tiebreak. Sabalenka also squandered two match points before sealing her victory at her next opportunity when her opponent sank a simple mid-court forehand into the net. The top seed will next face former Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina. Czech Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, needed three sets over two hours and 20 minutes to break the resistance of Russia's Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 win and will face lucky loser Ons Jabeur, the two-time Wimbledon finalist, in the last eight. At the Nottingham Open grass-court event, two-time defending champion Katie Boulter, the fiancee of Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur, was given a real scare before battling past fellow Briton Sonay Kartal 6-4 1-6 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals.
Arab News
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Arab News
Coco Gauff loses in Berlin in first match since French Open title, turns attention to Wimbledon
BERLIN: Newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open. The second-ranked Gauff, who won at Roland-Garros less than two weeks ago for her second Grand Slam title, amassed 25 unforced errors and seven double faults in her loss to Wang. Gauff had a bye to the second round at the grass-court tournament, a warmup for Wimbledon. 'It was a tough one today but happy to be back on court,' Gauff wrote on her social media accounts. 'Tried my best to adjust with the quick turnaround but it wasn't enough. As always, I'm learning as I go so I hope to do better next time.' The 21-year-old Gauff added that she is 'excited to get some more practices in to be ready for Wimbledon,' which starts June 30. She has not made it past the fourth round at the All England Club. Wang, ranked No. 49, said she would have been pleased just with the first set Thursday, considering the level of her opponent. 'After I won the first set, I just told myself 'OK let's take a minute and enjoy this, I'm playing the French Open champion, and I won the first set,'' she said in her on-court interview. 'No matter how the second and third go, I was like, 'OK let's just enjoy it for a second,'' said Wang, who will face Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals. 'I'm really happy with how I played today. I was serving good and putting a lot of pressure on the return, especially second-serve return.' Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka finished off Rebeka Masarova 6-2, 7-6 (6) in a match that was suspended Wednesday after one set because of a slippery court. Sabalenka had lost to Gauff at the French Open final and later apologized to the American for making 'unprofessional' comments after the Paris title match. Sabalenka will meet 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals.
The Guardian
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Coco Gauff stunned in first match since winning French Open title
Newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open. The second-ranked Gauff, who won at Roland-Garros less than two weeks ago for her second Grand Slam title, amassed 25 unforced errors and seven double faults in her loss to Wang. Gauff had a bye to the second round at the grass-court tournament, a warmup for Wimbledon. Wang, ranked No 49, said she would have been pleased just with the first set, considering the level of her 21-year-old opponent. 'After I won the first set, I just told myself 'OK let's take a minute and enjoy this, I'm playing the French Open champion, and I won the first set,'' she said in her on-court interview. 'No matter how the second and third go, I was like, 'OK let's just enjoy it for a second,'' said Wang, who will face Paula Badosa in the quarter-finals. 'I'm really happy with how I played today. I was serving good and putting a lot of pressure on the return, especially second-serve return.' Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka finished off Rebeka Masarova 6-2, 7-6 (6) in a match that was suspended Wednesday after one set because of a slippery court. Sabalenka had lost to Gauff at the French Open final and later apologized to the American for making 'unprofessional' comments after the Paris title match. Sabalenka will meet 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals.
The Star
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
China's Wang Xinyu stuns French Open champion Gauff in Berlin
BERLIN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Xinyu advanced to her first grass court quarterfinal at the WTA 500 Berlin Open on Thursday, defeating French Open champion and second seed Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3. The win also served as a measure of revenge for Wang, who lost to Gauff 6-0, 6-4 in their only previous meeting at the same event in 2022. "It was a tough match, I am happy that I hang in there on all these tough moments," said Wang, who will face Paula Badosa in the next match. "She [Badosa] is playing great tennis now. For me, I am just really happy to get a chance to play another match here in front of you guys, especially lots of Chinese fans."
