World number one Iga Swiatek and American sensation Coco Gauff are the latest big names to be bundled out of the 2023 Australian Open Tennis Grand Slam tournament staged in Melbourne.
Gauff’s campaign ended in tears in the fourth round of the competition as she narrowly lost in straight sets of 7-5, 6-3 to Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia.
On the other hand, Swiatek, who was the favorite going into the tournament was beaten by the reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
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Rybakina, a Kazakhstani international also overcame Swiatek in straight sets of 6-4, 6-4.
A dejected Gauff could not hold her tears during the post-match press conference.
Although she acknowledged that Ostapenko played better tennis, Gauff stated that there was a chance for her to up her game during the clash.
“It was a tough match for me. I think Jelena played really good tennis. She played really aggressively and I think everything was working well for her.
“I tried my best to come back. There are a couple of things I could have improved on, but I think she deserves to win today,” stated Gauff.
Prior to the match, Gauff had not dropped a single set, knocking out star players including British ace Emma Raducanu.
In the quarter-final, Rybakina will meet the winner between Karolina Pliskova and Shuai Zhang while Ostapenko is expected to play either Polish international Magda Linette or Caroline Garcia.
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