American teenager Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon preparations suffered a blip as she bowed out of the Eastbourne tournament on Wednesday, losing to Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Sevastova, who is world No. 64, broke Gauff’s serve to claim the first set. The American hit back soon after, edging the second set to level the match. However, Sevastova raced to victory in the final set, twice breaking Gauff’s serve as the American racked up five double faults.
Elsewhere, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina beat second-seed Elina Svitolina in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals where she will face Sevastova.
Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic also lost on Wednesday, succumbing to a 6-4, 6-4 straight sets defeat to compatriot Viktorija Golubic.
Information from Reuters contributed to this report.