Gauff overcomes vomiting on court to beat Cirstea in Madrid
Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court.
Gauff rallied to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday.
The American threw up on court in the middle of the second set.
She recovered from a break down three times before winning the set 7-5.
Gauff said she doesn’t know how she “got through that.” She said she almost threw up in the middle of a point.
On Saturday, fourth-ranked Iga Swiatek withdrew due to an unspecified illness while playing her round-of-32 match against American Ann Li.
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