Coco Gauff was defeated by Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, suffering a straight-sets loss that left fans stunned. With

Delray Beach's Coco Gauff was eliminated from the Australian Open Tuesday, losing in straight sets to Spain's Paula Badosa. The third-seeded Gauff, who had been playing well since the end of the year, fell 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals at Rod Laver Arena.

Coco Gauff produced an impressive comeback win to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday, eventually downing Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1.

Coco Gauff and Tommy Paul became the latest Americans ousted from the 2025 Australian Open, losing respective quarterfinal matches Tuesday in Melbourne. Top-ranked Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff’s consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.

Tennis star Coco Gauff has mourned the loss of TikTok’s app back home. The 20-year-old from Florida wrote “RIP TikTok USA” on a TV camera lens and drew a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals.

Eight women remain in the 2025 Australian Open, and three of them are Americans. That group of quarterfinalists is headlined by No. 3 seed Coco Gauff and includes No. 8 Emma Navarro and No. 19 Madison Keys. Sofia Kenin in 2020 was the last American woman to hoist the trophy in Melbourne.

The number of Americans in the field has dwindled, but Coco Gauff continues to get the job done on the court. The No. 3 seed dropped her first set against Belinda Bencic, but roared back to conquer the second and third sets, winning 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 in two hours and 26 minutes.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff's retooled forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open . The unforced errors just kept accumulating Tuesday, and so did the double-faults and break points, often followed by a palm placed over her eyes or a slap to a thigh.

Coco Gauff's run at the 2025 Australian Open came to an earlier-than-expected end in the quarterfinals courtesy of Paula Badosa. Not only did Badosa execute her game plan to perfection, but Gauff was sloppy with her forehand and serve.

World No.3 Coco Gauff bowed out in the Round of 16, but the 20-year-old is confident that she is on the right track as she reworks her game and technique for the long haul.