The 3rd world player Coco Gauff, undefeated since November, was eliminated Tuesday in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open by the Spaniard Paula Badosa (12th), who climbed for the first time into the last four of a Grand Slam tournament.
Winner of the US Open in 2023, the 20-year-old American was dominated 7-5, 6-4 by her 27-year-old opponent, who will face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, double title holder, in the semi-final. in Melbourne, or the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (32nd).