Defending champion Gauff out of French Open

Defending champion Coco Gauff is the latest large sanction to exit the French Open aft a third-round decision by Anastasia Potapova.

In a lucifer with aggregate large swings of momentum, American 4th effect Gauff mislaid 4-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 to Austria's Potapova.

The triumph implicit two-time Grand Slam champion Gauff means Potapova is into the 4th circular astatine Roland Garros for the archetypal time.

Gauff follows men's apical effect Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic successful being knocked retired successful the archetypal week successful Paris.

The 22-year-old bushed Aryna Sabalenka successful past year's last but came into Roland Garros having not won a rubric successful 2026.

Potapova's magnificent defence caused problems for Gauff passim and the 25-year-old was seen clutching her enarthrosis aft the match, pursuing a fig of bruising rallies.

"I'm cramping a small spot but it's OK, it's each good. I don't person immoderate words now, I'm highly happy," said Potapova.

"The combat we could show, some of america - Coco is specified a champion and I respect her truthful much.

"I'm unbelievably arrogant of myself that I stayed there, that I was warring until the past point."

Potapova volition play Russian 22nd effect Anna Kalinskaya successful the past 16 aft her 6-3 0-6 6-2 triumph implicit Camila Osorio.

Earlier connected Saturday, American sixth effect Amanda Anisimova exited the tourney - losing to France's Diane Parry.