Gauff Falls Early, Sabalenka Advances

Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ended early as she fell to 28th seed Anastasia Potapova in the third round — her earliest exit at Roland Garros in six years. Potapova, 22, won five straight games to clinch the match, now matching her best Grand Slam run and advancing to face Anna Kalinskaya. Gauff admitted she played better than she showed, and unlike last year’s US Open, the title defense didn’t weigh on her. Meanwhile, top seed Aryna Sabalenka cruised past Daria Kasatkina to face Naomi Osaka in a blockbuster clash — both with two majors each, though Sabalenka holds the edge this season. Osaka, making her deepest French Open run ever, overcame a young Iva Jovic in three sets, feeling more composed as she advances. On the men’s side, Flavio Cobolli stunned the field with a strong win, while marathon matches stretched nearly six hours. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ac4974d8e8ca80a1