Gauff knocked out of Wimbledon by Navarro
World No 2 and US Open champion Coco Gauff suffered a surprise Wimbledon exit on Sunday, losing in the fourth round to America compatriot Emma Navarro.
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Navarro, ranked 19th in the world, triumphed 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time where she will face Italy's Jasmine Paolini.
Gauff, who made the semi-finals at the Australian Open and French Open this year, has still to get past the last 16 at Wimbledon, the tournament where she famously made her breakthrough as a 15-year-old in 2019.
Her shock defeat follows the unexpected exit of world No 1 Iga Swiatek in the third round on Saturday.
Only two of the top 10 seeds are left in the tournament – fourth-ranked former champion Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini, the world No 7.
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