Coco Gauff was eliminated in the third round of the tournament in Madrid. The favorite sixth American was surpassed by Paula Badosa (former world number two), who won in two sets with the score 6-3, 6-0.

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Paula Badosa, defeating Coco Gauf in the third round in Madrid

Coco Hauf, who is ranked 6th in the WTA ranking, had no chance against Paula Badosa (42 WTA).

Iberica played a sensational game and managed to win at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 12 minutes.

If in the first set, Coco Gauff took at least 3 games, then in the second act, the Spaniard played and finished the game with a score of 6-0 in just 28 minutes.

Paula Badosa will play in the 1/8 finals, where she will meet the winner of the duel between Rebeka Masarova (74 WTA) and Maria Sakkari (9 WTA).

The WTA Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay in the Caja Magica complex. It is in the WTA 1000 category, has a total prize money of US$7,652,174, and the title holder is Ons Jabert. Simona Halep won in 2016 and 2017.