Round of 16 loss punctuates Coco Gauff's exasperating week at Berlin Open

Many of the issues that have recently plagued Gauff — who hasn't won a singles title during the 2026 season — came back to bite her in Wednesday's match. If you guessed double faults, you'd be correct. 

The American standout entered her match against Badosa with 188 double faults in 32 matches (considered poor). She double-faulted four times on Wednesday. 

The constant questions about Williams created another distraction that Gauff, who hasn't been as sharp this season, didn't want. She revealed earlier this week that the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion never contacted her about playing doubles.

The tennis legend explained she opted to play with Karolina Muchova instead because she assumed Gauff might not be playing in doubles, and she mentioned she would love to play with her at some point. (Gauff is playing doubles with fellow American Jessica Pegula.) 

"I should've done better research on who was on the charts," Williams said after losing in the round of 16 on Tuesday, via Liam McMillen of Tennis365. "She's so focused on singles nowadays, you never really know [if players] are playing doubles. I should've asked her, though."

Gauff probably can't wait to catch her next flight out of Berlin. She had a week she would like to forget quickly.