Coco Gauff said on Sunday that she will undergo an MRI on Monday after retiring from her Indian Wells match against Alexandra Eala in California due to a sudden pain in her left arm. The American left court after falling a set and a break behind, with the injury update arriving later in a statement posted on social media.
Gauff had comfortably beaten Eala when they met recently at the Dubai Tennis Championships, so the shape of this match quickly felt unusual. From the early stages at Indian Wells, she appeared physically off, took treatment during the match and then decided she could not continue, a rare move in a career that has not featured many retirements.
