"At the Grand Slam quarterfinal stage, nerves are always going to be high, and it was evident for both Gauff and Svitolina early in the match. Gauff served first, and the pair exchanged three breaks of serve before Svitolina managed to steady herself and consolidate the break in the fourth game of the set. Through her first two service games, Gauff had three double faults, including on break point to give her opponent the 2-1 lead."
"In fact, Gauff wouldn't hold her serve all first set, and her frustration was evident as she looked over to her player's box multiple times looking for some answers. "I tried my best to be positive, but I just felt like nothing for me at the moment was working," Gauff said in her press conference following the loss. "That's a bit frustrating when you are out there and you feel like your strengths aren't really doing their thing.""
Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in a 59-minute Australian Open match, ending Gauff's run. Svitolina found rhythm early, breaking serve repeatedly and maintaining higher first- and second-serve point percentages. Gauff struggled with serve consistency, recording multiple double faults and failing to hold serve in the opening set while visibly searching for answers from her player's box. Gauff won just 13 of 32 first-serve points and 2 of 11 second-serve points, compared with Svitolina's stronger percentages, and had rackets sent away for restringing during the match. The win returned Svitolina to the top 10.
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