“I’ll lose more matches back to back, it’s going to happen,” Coco Gauff once confessed after her Doha and Dubai exits in March, following her Australian Open quarterfinal loss to Paula Badosa. Back then, she fell to Marta Kostyuk and McCartney Kessler, marking a rare stumble for the young star. Fast forward to now, and her own prophecy now haunts her again: Two straight defeats, including Canadian Open and Cincinnati heartbreaks, where back-to-back Round of 16 and quarterfinal exits mirrored her earlier struggles. Gauff’s words echo louder now, a reminder that even champions must weather storms before rising stronger.

Jasmine Paolini pulled off a stunning comeback at the Cincinnati Open, overcoming an ankle scare and a brief lapse of focus to topple Coco Gauff 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. It marked

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