Coco Gauff to lose World No.2 ranking following devastating loss at Cincinnati Open
WTASaturday, 17 August 2024 at 03:00
American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff suffered a shocking second round loss at the 2024 Cincinnati Open this week, leading to her dropping significant points as she is the defending champion at the WTA 1000 event.
The 20-year old, who has been having a subpar season according to her standards, faced Yulia Putintseva in the second round in Cincinnati. After dropping the first set, Gauff rallied back to take the second and force a decider. However, Putintseva's aggression, coupled with some errant play from the American, saw the Kazakh star prevail in a 6-4 2-6 6-4 victory.
Gauff's ranking takes a hit ahead of US Open title defense
The Atlanta native lost 890 ranking points due to her second round loss in Cincinnati. As a result, she will see her ranking drop on the WTA Rankings table, allowing Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka to climb back up to the World No.2 position.
Gauff will be relegated to the World No.3 position as she prepares for the US Open, where she is the defending champion. The American has posted poor results on hard courts during the North American hard court season, winning only one match thus far. Gauff will need a deep run in New York in order to avoid further damage to her WTA ranking.
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AceOfBase17-09-2024 - FYI: The term 'snub' is a much overused verb by writers of sensationalist rags. [SNUB: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully]. That is not the definition of what is going on with frequent withdrawals from tournaments.
mandoist16-09-2024 - No offence, Mr. Lloyd, but where have you been the past two years?? How long have you been a tennis fan? This 'article' may be informative for newbies or fair-weather tennis observers but the majority of fans know the root of the multiple issues within WTA. The #1 issue being the subject of health & well-being which has been (or has attempted to be) addressed with the WTA Elitist council members last season. WTA was extremely dismissive of players' concerns and opposed to such a meeting. Eventually giving-in due to publicity and allowed selective players only -- no rep's, no medical personnel, and no team members. The meeting was a farce as WTA soon after that released an even more hectic schedule... with mandatory tourneys! Guess they weren't taking notes?? BTW: There is a lot missing from this piece concerning "withdrawals". No writer has yet taken the jump to get behind the scenes and dig at the problems -- obvious organizational problems. IMO, the top two issues are WTA's lack of proper attention to health & well-being of its Money-Makers; and Financial Greed. Tip to Mr. Lloyd: there is no "snubbing" when these players withdraw. These women have to take such measures as withdrawing from a tourney, and occasional time-off from the circuit, to protect themselves -- because WTA refuses to take any measures at all (although not allowing matches until sunrise is a start). Surely you can do better than point fingers at players. The finger-pointing should be directed entirely at WTA (and ATP). Be a true journalist, Mr. Lloyd, and research them!!mandoist16-09-2024
- Uh-oh.... Now Raducanu is being forced to compete! Let's see who withdraws next... I wonder??mandoist15-09-2024
- And this is such a shock to WTA?? How many times are they (WTA & ATP) going to keep stepping in their own s*** ???mandoist15-09-2024
