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Updated on May 31, 2026
Defending champion Coco Gauff has been unseated at the French Open by Anastasia Potapova while world number one Aryna Sabalenka has cut through an upset to oust Daria Kasatkina and reach the Roland Garros fourth round.
After two brutal days for the fans of the clay court Grand Slam, where Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic fell, Gauff could not find his best level on Saturday and lost 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
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“I don’t know, I was lucky,” Gauff said after the loss.
“Just trying to take advantage of these good points that I was hitting but not finishing, … that was the difference.
“It’s one thing to lose, but today I competed, I fought hard but I don’t think I played the way I wanted to in the difficult moments.”
Potapova tricked Gauff with a powerful forehand and broke to love in the opening game before taking a 4-2 lead when the American slipped and fell on Court Philippe Chatrier as he tried to reach the ball.
Gauff broke away and won the next two matches in front of a mixed-race crowd Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final and Arsenal in Budapest and loved by the home crowd Moses It’s dry you are doing.
Gauff’s early exit leaves four-time champion Iga Swiatek and Sabalenka as the main contenders to win the Suzanne Lenglen Cup while Potapova is seen as a dark horse after pulling off a major upset.
“I’m stumbling a little, but it’s okay. Everything’s okay. I don’t have words now. I’m very happy,” Potapova said in an interview on the court where he held his right hand after two hours and 37 minutes of heavy hitting.
Coco is a hero, and I have a lot of respect for her.
Sabalenka earlier beat Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5 on the sun-drenched Suzanne Lenglen Court for her 100th win as a top-ranked woman, making her the ninth player to achieve the feat since debuting in the WTA rankings.
She joined Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Justine Henin and Swiatek on the honor list.
“I have a problem,” said Sabalenka, who has struggled with dips in form and crippling performance in the past few years.
“It means the world to me, and I’m glad that I stayed strong during the tough times. I fought and I didn’t give up, and that’s what got me through.”
Home crowd favorite Kouame is falling
Matteo Berrettini brought plenty of fight to his clash with Francisco Comesana, winning 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (15-13) in five hours and 13 minutes to book a meeting with killer Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
Cerundolo came through his epic with a 6-4, 6-7 (9), 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (10-8) win over Martin Landaluce in a match with two minutes left in less than six hours. But his brother Francisco lost 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3 to Zachary Svajda.
Alejandro Tabilo completed the French race 17-year-old Moise Kouame 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) in another long match, but local fans had plenty of reason to celebrate as Diane Parry battled sixth seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (10-3).
Madison Keys showed her experience by seeing off Victoria Mboko, 19, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5.
Former world number one Naomi Osaka had previously worn gold but had to dig deep to claim a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4 victory over American teenager Iva Jovic.
Flavio Cobolli dispatched another young American with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Learner Tien Matteo Arnaldi before he cruised past Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6-7 (5), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (10-4) as Italian fans found new hope after losing to Sinner.
