Coco Gauff vs Simona Halep result: Wimbledon run over for American teenager
Fifteen-year-old sensation Gauff faced her toughest opponent yet in former No 1 Halep
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Your support makes all the difference.Cori Gauff 's fairytale run at Wimbledon is over after the 15-year-old lost to former world No 1 Simona Halep on Court One.
Gauff had already defeated another former No 1 – beating Venus Williams in the first round – and the young American completed an astonishing comeback in the third round, saving match points to defeat Polona Hercog 3-6 7-6(7) 7-5.
But last year’s French Open champion Halep, who recorded an impressive straight-sets win over Victoria Azarenka in her last outing, proved too strong recording a straight sets win.
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*Halep 6-3 4-2 Gauff
HALEP BREAKS!
Randomly loose game from Gauff. She makes another error, and seems despondent suddenly. Halep back with the break...
Halep 6-3 5-2 Gauff*
A hold to 15 by Halep, as Gauff seems to have lost her way. It looks like the fairytale journey is coming to an end...
Gauff will serve to stay in the match, after 1 hour and 7 minutes.
Halep 6-3 5-2 Gauff* (15-40)
A backhand driven long, and a backhand driven wide, means Halep has TWO MATCH POINTS...
Halep 6-3 5-2 Gauff* (40-40)
GAUFF SAVES TWO MATCH POINTS!
Gauff saves the first with a beautiful backhand half-volley at the net, and then the second as Halep goes wide with a return (by a millimetre, according to hawkeye)!
*Halep 6-3 5-3 Gauff
GAUFF HOLDS!
Four points on the trot, and Halep will have to serve it out after all!
Here we go...
*Halep 6-3 5-3 Gauff (40-15)
Gauff misses two returns, but then hits a ferocious backhand. 30-15.
A big serve out wide by Halep though brings up TWO MORE MATCH POINTS...
GAME, SET, MATCH SIMONA HALEP! Halep def. Gauff 6-3 6-3
Gauff goes wide with a forehand down the line, and the dream is over for 15-year-old Coco Gauff.
CENTRE COURT UPDATE
Jo Konta loses the first set to Petra Kvitova, by 6 games to 4.
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