Coco Gauff looked to be cruising against Donna Vekić in her third-round singles match at the Paris Olympics. Then, all of a sudden, she wasn’t.
Having been a point away from taking the first set at Roland Garros, Gauff had to watch the contest slip away from her, eventually succumbing to a 7-6 6-2 upset defeat on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The most fraught moment of the match came midway through the second set when Gauff was reduced to tears during a heated exchange with chair umpire Jaume Campistol. A line call on Gauff’s baseline was initially deemed out, but Campistol overruled the decision and handed Vekić a crucial break point.
” The match was played in the baking midday sun with temperatures expected to reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris, though adding in the humidity, the heat index was 104 degrees F – easily the hottest day of the Olympics so far. On Court Philippe-Chatrier, sun hats and hand-held fans were out in force, and an automated stadium announcement between games reminded spectators to drink water and take regular breaks from the heat. Gauff collapse Gauff, the world No.
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