Coco Gauff made a quick exit from the Berlin grass court tournament on Wednesday, beaten 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Paula Badosa.<\/p>\n
It was the fifth-seeded American’s first match on grass this season, less than two weeks before the start of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
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After comfortably winning the first set, world number seven Gauff fell apart against Badosa. The American’s first-serve percentage dropped in each set and the Spaniard broke twice each in the second and third sets as she won in one hour, 36 minutes.<\/p>\n
Badosa, who is ranked 142nd in the world, is playing on a wildcard in Berlin.<\/p>\n
She had suffered five consecutive defeats since her last victory in early April in Charleston.<\/p>\n
After winning Roland Garros in 2025, Gauff failed to win a single match on grass suffering first-round exits in Berlin and at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
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Badosa will next face her doubles partner Jessica Pegula.<\/p>\n
The third-seeded American despatched\u00a0Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 6-4 in just over an hour. It was Pegula’s fifth straight victory over the Czech.<\/p>\n
Young Filipina Alexandra Eala battled past Croatian veteran Donna Vekic, who on Sunday won the Queen’s tournament, 7-5, 6-4 in a shade under two hours.<\/p>\n
Vekic broke in the second game of the match but thereafter, she failed to take numerous opportunities.<\/p>\n
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In all, Vekic had 14 break points during the match, but Eala saved 12 of them.<\/p>\n
By contrast, the Filipina took four of her nine break opportunities.<\/p>\n
“I told myself that she’s fighting back, but I’m also a fighter,” Eala said on court. “So I have to try — I have to try and give her a hard time.”<\/p>\n
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