Coco Gauff loses in stunning upset in first match since French Open title

Newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open.
BERLIN — Newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open.
The second-ranked Gauff, who won at Roland-Garros less than two weeks ago for her second Grand Slam title, amassed 25 unforced errors and seven double faults in her loss to Wang.
Gauff had a bye to the second round at the grass-court tournament, a warmup for Wimbledon.
Coco Gauff at the Berlin Tennis Open on Thursday.Robert Prange / Getty ImagesWang, ranked No. 49, said she would have been pleased just with the first set, considering the level of her 21-year-old opponent.
"After I won the first set, I just told myself 'OK let's take a minute and enjoy this, I'm playing the French Open champion, and I won the first set,'" she said in her on-court interview.
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Rating: 5