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PARIS – Tennis star Coco Gauff, who was chosen as the Olympic opening ceremony flag bearer for Team USA, is out of the women’s singles competition after losing 7-6, 6-2 to Donna Vekic of Croatia.
It was a loss that was mired in some controversy. Down 7-6, 3-2 in a match that was tightly contested all the way through, Gauff faced a massive break point at 30-40. As she retreated to hit a backhand, the linesperson made an out call before Gauff swung her racket and she immediately decelerated, causing a miss.
But the chair umpire saw it differently, overruling the out call and awarding the point to Vekic.
A five-minute argument ensued in which Gauff called the tournament supervisor and appeared to be crying, while saying “I feel like I’m getting cheated constantly in this game.”
Gauff still has a chance to take home medals in doubles and mixed doubles, but her performance Tuesday was surprising and disappointing given how solid she looked in the first two rounds of the tournament and her strong track record on the clay of Roland Garros during the French Open. – Dan Wolken
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