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Coming into the Australian Open this year, Coco Gauff had high hopes of making her way into the finals of the tournament. However, playing her quarter-final match against the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, Gauff seems to have struggled a lot. With multiple errors and points given cheaply, the young American sensation seems to not be at her level best.

That being said, this brings us to one question, Is Coco Gauff injured? While her performance today has not been worthy enough her fans have started to worry a possible injury could be the reason behind this.

Coco Gauff’s tough match raises questions about possible injury

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Playing in the quarter-finals, Coco Gauff is in a nail-biting quarterfinal against Marta Kostyuk at the Australian Open. Despite winning the first set, Gauff made more mistakes than usual, especially with her forehand, and lost the second set. As the match heads into a crucial third set with Gauff leading 7-6, 6-7, fans are wondering if she might be dealing with an injury affecting her game.

In simpler terms, Coco Gauff is playing a tough tennis match, and she’s not doing as well as usual. Some people think she might be hurt because she’s making more mistakes than normal, especially with a certain kind of shot. Even though she won the first set, losing the second set has fans wondering if she’s dealing with an injury. So much so, that even the referee was shocked to see Gauff returning a shot while hitting a forehand.

Thus, Coco Gauff’s poor run at the quarter-finals of the Australian Open has made many wonder if she is suffering from any injury or not. While further details are still not clear, her fans would be expecting to hear from the champ soon.

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However, despite the sloppy performance she managed to win the match and made her way into the final 4 of the tournament.

Gauff manages to win the match despite a sloppy performance

In a recent turn of events, Gauff, who was nearly on the brink of exit after a sloppy performance in the second set managed to keep her calm in the third set and won the match while making her way into the final 4 of the tournament.

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The final scoreline of the match remained 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 in favor of the US Open champion. Thus, despite the fact that she did not do better in the second set, she managed to bounce back quickly and grab the win in her favor. With just a couple of steps more from the title, will she be able to clinch the title? What are your thoughts on this? Do let us know in the comments below!

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