Coco Gauff overcomes vomiting on court to beat Sorana Cirstea at Madrid Open

Nbcwashington · Apr 27, 2026 · 306 words · By Tales Azzoni; The Associated Press

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What to know about Coco Gauff overcomes vomiting on court to beat Sorana Cirstea at Madrid Open

Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court.

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What happened

Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court.

Why it matters

Gauff, a finalist in Madrid last year, rallied to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court.”

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The web search results mention Gauff advancing after vomiting on court (Sources 1, 2), but the provided Wikipedia evidence for this claim is outdated or irrelevant (referencing 2025/2026 events or general stats). No independent, corroborating reports from multiple distinct news organizations confirm this specific sequence of events (vomiting AND advancing to the fourth round) beyond the web search results themselves.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2025 Madrid Open. It was her third Madrid Open title, ninth WTA 1000 title, and 20th care…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Mutua_Madrid_Open_–_Women…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cori Dionne "Coco" Gauff ( GAWF; born March 13, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in singles and of world No. 1 in doubles by the WTA. Gauff…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Gauff

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of career statistics of American tennis player Coco Gauff since her professional debut in 2018. Gauff has won eleven WTA Tour titles in singles and 10 in doubles, as well as one ITF sin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Gauff_career_statistics

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Claim 2: “Gauff, a finalist in Madrid last year, rallied to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday.”

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Two separate web search results report the exact details: Gauff beating Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday at the Madrid Open, following an illness. This constitutes corroboration from multiple web sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Wimbledon Championships's order of play for main draw matches on the center court and outside courts, starting from June 27 until July 10. All dates are BST (UTC+1).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Wimbledon_Championships_–…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament that was held at Melbourne Park, from 18 January to 1 February 2026, with the preliminary rounds played from 12 to 15 January. It was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Australian_Open

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (Romanian pronunciation: [soˈrana ˈkɨrste̯a]; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorana_Cîrstea

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Claim 3: “Gauff will next meet No. 13 seed Linda Noskova.”

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The web search results mention Gauff playing against Linda Noskova in the fourth round (Source 3), but there is no independent corroboration from multiple sources confirming this specific opponent for her next match.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Coco Gauff tennis season officially began on 1 January 2024, with the start of the Auckland Classic in Auckland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Coco_Gauff_tennis_season

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Claim 4: “She recovered from a break down three times before winning the set 7-5.”

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The web search results mention Gauff recovering from a set down to win a set 7-5 (Source 1), but this specific detail about recovering from *three* breaks before winning a set 7-5 is only mentioned in one context and lacks corroboration from other independent sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Coco Gauff double-faulted 10 times but won 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5 at the U.S. OpenGauff added biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan to help improve her serve
https://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/coco-gauff-recovers-from-rock…

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web search NEUTRAL — American teenager Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to set up a meeting with defending champion Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open last 32. World number one Ashleigh Barty also reached the third ro…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/51201835

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Zverev made his way into the third round of the US Open 2025 men's singles, while Coco Gauff also progressed ahead, beating Donna Vekic. Zverev beat Jacob Fearnley in straight sets while Gau…
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/us-open-alexan…

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Claim 5: “On Saturday, fourth-ranked Iga Swiatek withdrew due to an unspecified illness while playing her round-of-32 match against American Ann Li.”

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Two distinct web search results report that Iga Swiatek withdrew from her round-of-32 match against Ann Li on Saturday due to illness. This is corroborated by multiple web sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Sabalenka is the defending champion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mutua_Madrid_Open_–_Women…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iga Natalia Świątek (born 31 May 2001) is a Polish professional tennis player. Currently ranked world No. 4 in women's singles by the WTA, she has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 125 weeks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek

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Claim 6: “The American threw up on court in the middle of the second set.”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Coco Gauff vomited on court during her match against Sorana Cirstea at the Madrid Open (Sources 1, 2, 3).

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web search NEUTRAL — Coco Gauff is sick during a break in her tennis match. Coco Gauff after recovering from vomiting on court to beat Sorana Cirstea in three sets pic.twitter.com/BexOVaUioC.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/sports/coco-gauff-vomits-on-co…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gauff had to call a medical timeout and vomit off the court during the second set. She took some medication to help her finish the match. Ultimately, Gauff won in three sets: 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
https://www.si.com/onsi/serve/news/coco-gauff-vomits-but-fin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Coco Gauff fought off more than just her opponent at the Madrid Open on April 26, overcoming vomiting to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6 7-5 6-1 and advance.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2026/04/26/coco…

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