The Times of India in Melbourne: At times Coco Gauff buried her face in her palm, pausing somewhere at the baseline, other times she gestured at her box, perhaps hoping the warm summer breeze would blow some answers her way in the Australian Open quarterfinals against a resurgent Paula Badosa.
The 20-year-old’s forehand was off, she had 43 errors on that flank (28 unforced and 15 forced) on a hot and humid day at Melbourne Park. It is not known to be the American’s stronger side, and on Rod Laver Arena she demonstrated why.