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Holder Coco Gauff dumped from French Open as big-name exodus continues

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 731 words · By Reuters
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Holder Gauff beaten by Potapova; Sabalenka solid at French Open Gauff’s exit leaves four-time champion Swiatek and world number one Sabalenka as top contenders for the women’s title.

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What happened

Holder Gauff beaten by Potapova; Sabalenka solid at French Open Gauff’s exit leaves four-time champion Swiatek and world number one Sabalenka as top contenders for the women’s title.

Why it matters

Defending champion Coco Gauff has been dramatically dethroned at the French Open by Anastasia Potapova while world number one Aryna Sabalenka has cut through the chaos to dismiss Daria Kasatkina and reach the Roland Garros fourth round.

Common ground

After a brutal two days for fancied players at the clay-court Grand Slam, during which Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic crashed out, Gauff was unable to find her best level on Saturday and lost 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “Diane Parry battled past sixth seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(10-3)”
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Claim 2: “Madison Keys showed her experience to see off 19-year-old Victoria Mboko 6-3, 5-7, 7-5”
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Claim 3: “Gauff... lost 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4”
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The specific score of 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 for Potapova's victory over Gauff is confirmed by Nypost, ESPN, and other web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff in the final, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Italian Open. It was her third Italian Open title (after 2017 and 2018) and fif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Italian_Open_–_Women's_si…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anastasia Sergeyevna Potapova (born 30 March 2001) is a Russian-born Austrian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 21 by the WTA, achieved on 19 June 2023, and a do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_Potapova
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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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Claim 4: “Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League football final with Arsenal in Budapest”
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Multiple independent news sources (France24, Al Jazeera, CNBC, EuroNews) confirm the Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal in Budapest.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season was the 56th season in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the French top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League was the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_UEFA_Champions_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…
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Claim 5: “world number one Aryna Sabalenka has cut through the chaos to dismiss Daria Kasatkina and reach the Roland Garros fourth round”
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Multiple web search results (Reuters, ESPN) confirm that world number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated Daria Kasatkina to reach the fourth round of the French Open.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina (born 7 May 1997) is a Russian-born Australian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, achieved …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daria_Kasatkina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts and held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 25 May to 8 June 2025, comprising singles, do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_French_Open
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Claim 6: “her 100th win as the top-ranked woman, making her only the ninth player to achieve the feat since the inception of the WTA rankings”
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Web search results explicitly state that Aryna Sabalenka became the ninth player to reach 100 wins as WTA World No. 1.
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web search NEUTRAL — She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has won 24 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Aryna Sabalenka joins elite company. With 100+ wins as WTA World No. 1, she becomes just the ninth player in history to reach the milestone.Aryna Sabalenka reaches 100 wins as WTA World …
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1127934828153279/posts/16823…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 12, 2026 · 2 Aryna Sabalenka extends her 2023 record to 17-1, into her 3rd final of the season & snaps a 3- match losing streak in WTA 1000 SFs to make her ...
https://www.facebook.com/BNPPARIBASOPEN/posts/this-is-why-sh…
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Claim 7: “Flavio Cobolli then sent out another young American with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 win over Learner Tien”
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Claim 8: “Matteo Arnaldi got past Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6-7(5), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(10-4)”
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Claim 9: “Alejandro Tabilo ended the run of French 17-year-old Moise Kouame 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11-9)”
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Claim 10: “Matteo Berrettini... prevailing 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(15-13) in five hours and 13 minutes to book an encounter with Sinner-slayer Juan Manuel Cerundolo”
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Multiple web search results confirm Matteo Berrettini defeated Francisco Comesana with the exact score 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(15-13) in 5 hours and 13 minutes.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · Matteo Berrettini saved two match points and needed four match points of his own to come through Francisco Comesaña 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-7(4), 6-4 ...
https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/berrettini-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · Matteo Berrettini was overcome with joy on Saturday after securing an epic victory over Argentina's Francisco Comesaña 6-4 and 7-6 (15-13) ...
https://www.claytenis.com/features/matteo-berrettini-the-man…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · After five hours and 13 minutes, Matteo Berrettini prevails, defeating Francisco Comesana 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(15-13). Through to the ...
https://x.com/Beeorlicious/status/2060768201433079859
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Claim 11: “Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic crashed out”
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Both France24 and ESPN report the elimination of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic from the French Open.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Jannik Sinner tennis season began on 18 January 2026, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. During the season, Sinner achieved a series of historic milestones, including becomin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Jannik_Sinner_tennis_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jannik Sinner (born 16 August 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No.1 by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and was the year-end No. 1 in 2024. Sinner…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannik_Sinner
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of main career statistics of Italian professional tennis player Jannik Sinner. All statistics are according to the ATP Tour and ITF websites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannik_Sinner_career_statistic…
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Claim 12: “Cerundolo came through his own epic with a 6-4, 6-7(9), 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 7-6(10-8) win over Martin Landaluce”
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Claim 13: “his brother Francisco lost 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3 to Zachary Svajda”
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Claim 14: “four-time champion Iga Swiatek”
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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, Al Jazeera, France24) confirm Iga Swiatek is a four-time French Open champion.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iga Swiatek... the four-time French Open winner
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/22/french-open-playe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iga Swiatek, a four-time French Open champion
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/sports/aryna-sabalenka-threate…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iga Swiatek [is a] six-time Grand Slam champion [and] four-time French Open winner
https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260522-french-open-tenni…
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Claim 15: “Sabalenka earlier beat Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5”
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France24 and NBC Washington both report the specific score of 6-0, 7-5 for Sabalenka's win over Kasatkina.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Sabalenka beat Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/tennis/coco-gauff-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Sabalenka beat Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5.
https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260530-glittering-osaka-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Sabalenka beat Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5.
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Claim 16: “She joined Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Justine Henin and Swiatek on the honours list”
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While the claim lists legendary players known for long periods at No. 1, the provided evidence does not explicitly list this specific group of eight players as the only ones to reach 100 wins prior to Sabalenka; it only provides general lists of No. 1 players.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aryna Sabalenka is the current singles world No. 1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WTA_number_1_ranked_si…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2024 ... 1. Steffi Graf 377 · 2. Martina Navratilova 332 · 3. Serena Williams 319 · 4. Chris Evert 260 · 5. Martina Hingis 209 · 6. Monica Seles 178 · 7.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-swiatek…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Players who held the WTA No.1 ranking for an entire calendar year: Chris Evert (1977, 1981) Martina Navratilova (1983-1984, 1986) Steffi Graf ( ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Lizatennis/posts/36198008283…
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Claim 17: “Defending champion Coco Gauff has been dramatically dethroned at the French Open by Anastasia Potapova”
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Multiple independent sources (France24, Nypost) confirm that Anastasia Potapova defeated defending champion Coco Gauff at the French Open.
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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 — Anastasia Sergeyevna Potapova (born 30 March 2001) is a Russian-born Austrian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 21 by the WTA, achieved on 19 June 2023, and a do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_Potapova
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 24 May to 7 June 2026. Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in five sets for his first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_Open
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Claim 18: “Naomi Osaka... had to dig deep for a hard-fought 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4 victory over American teenager Iva Jovic”
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