Coco Gauff vomits mid-match, still secures win as illness rips through Madrid Open

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Coco Gauff is among the many participants in the Madrid Open to catch a nasty stomach bug, but somehow found a way to power through her Round of 32 match in the Spanish capital and earn a three-set victory.

A handful of players, including World No. 4 Iga Swiatek, chose to pull out of the tournament while battling serious fatigue and illness related to what appears to be a fast-spreading stomach virus. Swiatek retired during the third set of her match against Ann Li in the round of 32 despite winning the second set in the match 6-2.

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Coco Gauff reacts after missing a point to Naomi Osaka on day nine of the 2025 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 1, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)

Things got so grim for Gauff during the second set of her match against Sorana Cirstea that at one point, she had to walk over to a trash bin behind her bench and vomit. After dropping the first set of the match 4-6, Gauff went on to win the next two 7-5, 6-1 to move on to the Round of 16.

While talking about how bad she was feeling following her victory, Gauff explained she threw up multiple times during the match.

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Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts during her quarterfinal match against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 27, 2026. (Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

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