Cocciaretto won with a score of 6-4, 6-2, and such a defeat did not bring optimism to Coco Gauff or her team or the tennis player herself.

Coco Gauff will be in action next at the WTA Dubai Open this week, just days after her opening-round exit at the Qatar Open.

The No. 4 seed suffered a second straight defeat since making the Australian Open quarterfinals but remains eager to employ her good form in practice to the match court.

Here is Gauffs path to winning her first Dubai title.

Coco Gauff’s emotional exit from the Australian Open has sparked a wider conversation about privacy in modern tennis, after a moment of frustration was followed by a striking response from Iga Swiatek ...

Gauff's 6-4, 6-2 loss to Elisabetta Cocciaretto showed why the development of one shot could define her coming season.

World No. 5 Coco Gauff suffered a disappointing defeat in her return to competition at the Qatar Open, after being eliminated ...

Some big names have already exited the 2026 Qatar Open… Amanda Anisimova, Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Ekaterina Alexandrova, ...