Coco Gauff lost to Emma Navarro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-American matchup Sunday, unable to overcome a poor performance that included more double-faults than winners.
The No. 3-seeded Gauff had won 10 matches in a row at Flushing Meadows, including the run to her first Grand Slam title a year ago.
Four of those came after she dropped the opening set -- including in the 2023 final and in her third-round victory Friday -- but the 20-year-old from Florida could not complete the comeback this time. That's despite a mid-match, four-game run in which she claimed 14 of 17 points to steal the second set and get off to a good start in the third.
"Had a little bit of a lull there," said the 13th-seeded Navarro, an American who was 0-2 at the US Open until this year,"but I was able to regroup ... and come into the third set with a fresher mindset."After each of her past two contests in New York, Gauff headed back out onto the practice courts to work on her serve.
Aside from those issues, Gauff finished with a total of 60 unforced errors -- a whopping 29 on her forehand side, the biggest weakness in her game. The 23-year-old Navarro, who also eliminated Gauff in the fourth round at Wimbledon in July, was far steadier Sunday and had 35 unforced errors. "Coco's an amazing player, and I have a ton of respect for her," said Navarro, a U.S. teammate of Gauff's at the Paris Olympics,"and I know she's going to come back and win this thing again one year."on Friday night, meaning the lengthy droughts without anyone winning consecutive titles in New York will continue.
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