Indian Wells, United States, March 9, 2026 (AFP) - Gauff retires with 'scary' injury to send Eala through at Indian Wells

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2026-03-09

Coco Gauff retired from her third-round match at Indian Wells on Sunday with a "scary" left arm injury that "felt like it was on fire" but was optimistic she could sort out the problem in time to play in Miami. The 21-year-old world number four was trailing Alexandra Eala 6-2, 2-0 when the American called it a day, sending the rising star from the Philippines into the last 16. "I felt it, like, the second game of the first set," Gauff said. "I gu......

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