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Coco Gauff falls to former champion in Wimbledon fourth round

Day Seven : The Championships - Wimbledon 2021

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Coco Gauff of The United States and Angelique Kerber of Germany shake hands at the net after their Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round match during Day Seven of The Championships - Wimbledon 2021 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 05, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by AELTC/Ben Solomon - Pool/Getty Images)

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WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon run ended in the fourth round again.

The 17-year-old American lost to former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court.

It is the second time she has lost at that stage after her breakthrough run at the All England Club in 2019.

WIMBLEDON DRAWS: Men | Women
Kerber outplayed Gauff in the key moments, converting four of the five break points she created and saving four of the six that she faced.

Kerber won Wimbledon in 2018 and is the only former champion left in the women’s draw.

No. 23-seeded American Madison Keys was also eliminated, losing to Viktorija Golubic 7-6 (3), 6-3.

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