Australian Open: Cori Gauff with an unexpectedly clear first-hour defeat
The American Cori Gauff was surprisingly clearly beaten by the Chinese Qian Weng in the first round of the Australian Open.
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last edit: Jan 17, 2022, 10:46 am
Before the start of the Australian Open, Cori Gauff had been traded as a promising outsider for the really big coup, but it was surprising that the US-American's pursuit of the title and points was over on the first day of the "Happy Slam". most experts. The only 17-year-old had to subordinate herself to Qiang Wang at the start with 4: 6, 2: 6. It was the Chinese's first victory in her third duel with the lady from the US state of Georgia.
Wang, currently ranked 110th in the WTA rankings, has been coached by former Australian top player Pat Cash for about a year. At 30, the former Thomas Drouet protégé belongs to a completely different generation of players than the talented prodigy from Atlanta. The Asian has already won two tournaments in her career so far (Nanchang, Guangzhou 2018).
A staggering 38 unforced errors
It just didn't want to work for "Coco" Gauff right from the start: While Wang in the first set was enough to take a 3-2 lead, she broke through the service of her young opponent three times in the second round. Gauff then didn't want to allow a zero, shortened again with a break, once held her service game before the sobering handshake started after 73 minutes of play.
In the end, Gauff's side only had 15 winning strokes versus 38 unforced errors. The North American couldn't reach her usual level at any time during the game. Wang, on the other hand, coldly took advantage of the moment. She will face Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck in the second round, who knocked out Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4 at the start.
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