Gauff was eliminated earlier in a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 upset loss to Kazakh spoiler Yulia Putintseva. A disappointed Gauff will go back to the drawing board before defending her US Open crown. Putintseva will next face Spain’s Paula Badosa, who defeated Anna Kalinskaya 6-3, 6-2. Third seed Aryna Sabalenka polished her opening-match record at the event by defeating Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3, 6-4.

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