MELBOURNE, Australia — Women’s No. 3 seed Coco Gauff‘s quest for a maiden Australian Open title has been quashed by Spain’s Paula Badosa, who upset the American in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4 in their quarterfinal on Tuesday.
At times it felt like Gauff was facing two opponents; the 11th seed Badosa and herself, as she hit a staggering number of unforced errors, and struggled to control her serve.
Coming off a semifinal appearance in Melbourne last year, Gauff falls short of matching that achievement in 2025, and this becomes the third straight Slam at which the world No. 3 has failed to make the final four.
Gauff couldn’t find rhythm with her racket, or on her serve
Errors, errors, errors. That’ll be the takeaway for Gauff coming out of this quarterfinal loss — and tournament. She hit more unforced errors than four of her five opponents in Melbourne, and…
