Coco Gauff loses to Anastasia Potapova in French Open third round

Coco Gauff's title defense at Roland-Garros came to an end at the hands of Anastasia Potapova in the third round.

Defending champion Coco Gauff crashed out in the third round of the French Open in a shock loss to Anastasia Potapova. The American claimed her second grand slam title in Paris 12 months ago but has endured struggles since, in particular with her serve, and fell to a 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 defeat.

No 28 seed Potapova stuns Gauff with 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win Anisimova struggles in heat as Sabalenka progresses Coco Gauff’s defence of her French Open crown came to an end against Anastasia Potapova and sixth-seeded Amanda Anisimova also bowed out, but Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, marched on to the fourth round. Gauff finally met a player in Paris who could match her court coverage in long baseline rallies, as Potapova, seeded 28, won 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Continue reading...

Coco Gauff's French Open title defense ended in the third round after losing to Anastasia Potapova 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Saturday.

Defending champion Coco Gauff crashed out in the third round of the French Open in a shock loss to Anastasia Potapova. The American claimed her second grand slam title in Paris 12 months ago but has endured struggles since, in particular with her serve, and fell to a 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 defeat.

The French Open has produced another upset.

Defending champion Coco Gauff is out of the French Open after a third-round defeat by Anastasia Potapova.

Defending champion Coco Gauff is out of the French Open after a third-round defeat by Anastasia Potapova.

Defending champion Coco Gauff is out of the French Open after a third-round defeat by Anastasia Potapova.

Gauff's title defense ended in the third round in the latest shocking upset at Roland-Garros

Coco Gauff will not defend her 2025 French Open women’s singles title. In a challenging third round match against Austrian Anastasia Potapova, Gauff had her chances to lock up the win in straight sets. However, Potapova hung in, sometimes looking…

Coco Gauff’s quest for a second consecutive French Open title came to a stunning end as she was upset by Anastasia Potapova in a three-set battle.

PARIS — Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ended Saturday, on the court where she collapsed to the clay a year ago as the winner of a second Grand Slam title, a capacity crowd exploding for her, the biggest star in the sport triumphing on one of its biggest stages once again. Fifty-one weeks later the scenes on Court Philippe-Chatrier could not have been more different as Anastasia Potapova, the Russian-turned-Austrian who has blasted her way back to relevance this spring came back from a se

The 4-seeded American lost for the first time in her career in the third round at Roland-Garros.

Defending French ‌Open champion Coco Gauff ​has been knocked out of ​the Grand ‌Slam following a 4-6 ​7-6 (7-1) 6-4 loss to Anastasia Potapova ​in ⁠the third ⁠round at Roland-Garros ‌on Saturday.