Gauff suffers an unexpected and tough setback in her debut in Doha

The WTA Doha 2026 is being characterized by a good number of upsets in its early rounds: the latest one starred a top-5 player like Coco Gauff. It seemed like the desired debut after her fall in the Australian Open, against a Lucky Loser who barely holds two wins against top-10 players on her record: we're talking about Elisabetta Cocciaretto... who, however, transformed herself to take advantage of Coco's errors and lack of confidence in a match that was one-sided (6-4, 6-2). A resounding defeat for a Gauff who struggles to find consistency.

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