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Coco Gauff was eliminated in the early rounds of the Madrid Open, losing to Linda Noskova in three sets. Despite the defeat, she remains optimistic but has dropped to fourth in the WTA rankings.
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Coco Gauff had a frustrating trip to the Madrid Open, falling short of the latter stages in a tournament that saw several big names exit early.
But she still found positives in her time at the event, even after being knocked out in three sets by Linda Noskova, who won 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(7-5).
That result saw Gauff slip one spot in the WTA rankings to fourth, trading places with Iga Swiatek.
But Rennae Stubbs believes there are bigger issues for Gauff than just her place on the rankings.
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The former doubles world number one said on The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast: âNoskova beating Coco was impressive, because Coco should have won that match.
âShe was up four-one in the third, and may I just say on a roll. She won the second set six-one, was up four-one I believe. So basically was winning every game, it felt like for a while there.
âAnd then at four-one on her serve, kind of dropped the ball a little bit, just making really not great decisions on her shot selection, getting upset with herself.
âSheâs showing her opponents this negativity on the court, which comes out, and you canât do that against a Noskova because Noskova is going to hit the ball through you and thatâs the biggest worst opponent for Coco.â
Stubbs added: âAnd thatâs what happened. And even in the third set tie-break, Coco was up in that tie-break and should have put the match away.
âAnd just some poor decision-making from her. And I feel like the coaches have an opportunity to tell their player something.
Coco Gauff lost to Linda Noskova in three sets, with scores of 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(7-5).
Gauff's early exit caused her to drop one spot to fourth in the WTA rankings, swapping places with Iga Swiatek.
Rennae Stubbs raised 'question marks' over Coco Gauff's performance following her exit from the tournament.
Coco Gauff was eliminated by Linda Noskova in the early rounds of the Madrid Open.

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âWhether itâs just tactical to get them away from the emotional side of it. And I just felt like there was a lot of âCome on youâve got this come onâ.
âEven Hailey Baptiste was told âYouâve got this big heartâ, you know all this sort of stuff. No! Just tell her to play forehand.
Before returning to Roland Garros, where she won her second Grand Slam title last year, the American will look to build momentum in Rome.
The third seed gets a bye into the second round, where sheâll take on either Yulia Putintseva or Tereza Valentova.
If Gauff gets through that, she could find herself up against Emma Raducanu. Further ahead, a potential fourth-round matchup with fellow American Iva Jovic is on the cards.
A potential semifinal clash with top seed Aryna Sabalenka looms later in the draw. Beyond that, Elena Rybakina could be waiting in the final.
Gauff will be aiming for her first title of 2026 and the 12th overall in her career at just 22 years old. Her most recent triumph came at Roland Garros last year when she took down Aryna Sabalenka.
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