It figured to be more of the same at the start of Madrid. Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine bageled her in the first set of their opening match, 6-0. Gauff managed to steady herself and survive that day, though it was dicey to the end, with Gauff failing to serve out the match on her first attempt.

Coco Gauff slightly preferred to play Aryna Sabalenka in the Rome Open semifinal simply because she felt confident and wanted to get revenge over the world No. 1 but then the Belarusian lost her quarterfinal match.