Madrid, April 27 -- Coco Gauff battled sickness as she dug deep to come from a set anda break down to beat Sorana Cirstea and reach the last 16 of the Madrid Open.
Despite struggling with a stomach virus, leading to the American third seed vomiting into a bin midway through the second set, Gauff fought back to claim a 4-6 7-5 6-1 victory.
Several players have been struggling with illness in Madrid this week, including six-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek, who said she had "zero stability and zero energy" after retiring from her match against Ann Li on Saturday, according to BBC sport.
Marin Cilic withdrew before his second-round tie with Joao Fonseca on Friday, while Liudmila Samsonova also dropped out of the tournament because of illn...