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WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff’s dreamy first Wimbledon came to an end in the fourth round on Monday.
Gauff, a precocious 15-year-old American, was defeated, 6-3, 6-3, by Simona Halep, the No. 7 seed and a former No. 1 player, who proved too consistent and resourceful from the baseline for the 313rd-ranked youngster.
But Monday’s defeat hardly erased the impact that Gauff made in the first week of her first Wimbledon. After receiving a wild card into the qualifying tournament, she won six straight matches: three in qualifying and three in the main singles draw.