Coco Gauff knocked out of Australian Open in brutal 59-minute collapse
Coco Gauff suffers nightmare Australian Open defeat
- Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in just 59 minutes to advance to her first Australian Open semi-final.
- Gauff, the 2025 French Open champion, experienced a significant collapse in her serve, committing five double faults in the first set and not holding serve until her sixth game.
- Svitolina, the 12th seed, capitalised on Gauff's numerous unforced errors, including winning 12 consecutive points at one stage in the second set.
- Following the match, footage showed Gauff smashing her racket against a concrete ramp, reflecting her frustration with a performance that included only three winners to 26 unforced errors.
- Svitolina will now face the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, in the semi-finals.